Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Neotominae Scientific name Scotinomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Tribe Baiomyini Higher classification Sigmodontinae | |
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Lower classifications Alston's brown mouse, Chiriqui brown mouse | ||
Alston s singing mouse scotinomys teguina calling in the clouds
Scotinomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the singing mice. Together with Baiomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the following species:
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- Alston s singing mouse scotinomys teguina calling in the clouds
- Singing mice scotinomys teguina calls
- References
According to the review of the genus by Hooper (1972), they are found in mountainous areas in Central America, at altitudes of 1000 metres to at least 3500 metres. As their common name indicates, they are notable for their acoustic communication. They are insectivorous. The two species show substantial divergence in behaviour and reproduction (for details see Hooper and Carleton, 1976), with S. xerampelinus generally dominant over S. teguina where the species occur together (Pasch et al., 2013).
Singing mice scotinomys teguina calls
References
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