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Handleyomys melanotis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Handleyomys

Higher classification
  
Oryzomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Handleyomys melanotis

Rank
  
Species

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Handleyomys melanotis, also known as the black-eared oryzomys or black-eared rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in coastal lowland forest in western Mexico.

Literature cited

  • Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). "Handleyomys melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 April 2009. 
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 

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