Handleyomys rostratus

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Handleyomys rostratus, also known as the long-nosed oryzomys,[2] long-nosed rice rat,[1] or rusty rice rat[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae.[4] It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It is nocturnal and is found in forests at elevations above sea level to 1200 meters.[1] Handleyomys rostratus attains its highest level of development in south and Central America.[5] High rates of deforestation and habitat destruction are the biggest threat to Handleyomys rostratus.[6]

Handleyomys rostratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Handleyomys
Species:
H. rostratus
Binomial name
Handleyomys rostratus
(Merriam, 1901)
Synonyms

Oryzomys rostratus Merriam, 1901
[Handleyomys] rostratus: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

References

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  1. ^ a b c Reid, F. & Vázquez, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Handleyomys rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15612A115128466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15612A22328335.en. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Duff, A. and Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4.
  4. ^ González-Cózatl, Francisco X.; Rogers, Duke S.; Almendra, Ana Laura (19 February 2014). "Molecular phylogenetics of the Handleyomys chapmani complex in Mesoamerica". Journal of Mammalogy. 95 (1): 26–40. doi:10.1644/13-MAMM-A-044.1. ISSN 0022-2372.
  5. ^ Merriam, Clinton Hart (1901). Synopsis of the Rice Rats (genus Oryzomys) of the United States and Mexico. The Academy.
  6. ^ Almendra, Ana Laura; González-Cózatl, Francisco X.; Engstrom, Mark D.; Rogers, Duke S. (1 November 2018). "Evolutionary relationships and climatic niche evolution in the genus Handleyomys (Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 128: 12–25. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.018. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 29906608. S2CID 49237047.

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