Sigmodontomys aphrastus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Sigmodontomys Higher classification Sigmodontomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Sigmodontomys aphrastus Rank Species
Similar Bolivar Rice Rat, Hammond's Oryzomys, Nephelomys pirrensis, Talamancan Rice Rat

Sigmodontomys aphrastus, also known as the long-tailed sigmodontomys, Harris's rice water rat, or long-tailed rice rat, is a species of rodent in genus Sigmodontomys of family Cricetidae. It is known from Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador.

Literature cited

Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven: A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X

Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0

Samudio, R., Pino, J., Timm, R. and Woodman, N. 2008. Sigmodontomys aphrastus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.

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Sigmodontomys aphrastus Wikipedia

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