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Tylomyinae
The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae. Many authorities place all three of these subfamilies in a single subfamily, Sigmodontinae. List of Species *SUBFAMILY TYLOMYINAE **Tribe Nyctomyini ***Genus ''Otonyctomys'' ****Hatt's vesper rat, ''Otonyctomys hatti'' ***Genus ''Nyctomys'' ****Sumichrast's vesper rat, ''Nyctomys sumichrasti'' **Tribe Tylomyini ***Genus ''Tylomys'' ****Chiapan climbing rat, ''Tylomys bullaris'' ****Fulvous-bellied climbing rat, ''Tylomys fulviventer'' ****Mira climbing rat, ''Tylomys mirae'' ****Peters's climbing rat, ''Tylomys nudicaudus'' ****Panamanian climbing rat, ''Tylomys panamensis'' ****Tumbala climbing rat, ''Tylomys tumbalensis'' ****Watson's climbing rat, ''Tylomys watsoni'' ***Genus ''Ototylomys'' ****Big-eared climbing rat, ''Ototylomys phyllotis'' **** La Pera big-ea ...
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Tylomyinae
The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae. Many authorities place all three of these subfamilies in a single subfamily, Sigmodontinae. List of Species *SUBFAMILY TYLOMYINAE **Tribe Nyctomyini ***Genus ''Otonyctomys'' ****Hatt's vesper rat, ''Otonyctomys hatti'' ***Genus ''Nyctomys'' ****Sumichrast's vesper rat, ''Nyctomys sumichrasti'' **Tribe Tylomyini ***Genus ''Tylomys'' ****Chiapan climbing rat, ''Tylomys bullaris'' ****Fulvous-bellied climbing rat, ''Tylomys fulviventer'' ****Mira climbing rat, ''Tylomys mirae'' ****Peters's climbing rat, ''Tylomys nudicaudus'' ****Panamanian climbing rat, ''Tylomys panamensis'' ****Tumbala climbing rat, ''Tylomys tumbalensis'' ****Watson's climbing rat, ''Tylomys watsoni'' ***Genus ''Ototylomys'' ****Big-eared climbing rat, ''Ototylomys phyllotis'' **** La Pera big-ea ...
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Ototylomys
The big-eared climbing rat (''Ototylomys phyllotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m .... It is found in Central America from Mexico to Costa Rica. Description The big-eared climbing rat is in the order Rodentia and in the family Cricetidae and is most widely distributed species in the genus ''Ototylomys''. A second species of the genus was described in 2017 from the Mexican state of Chiapas. The genus dates back 3.35 Mya, prior to the Great American Biotic Interchange and Its initial occurrence was near Honduras and El Salvador. ''Ototylomys'' is Greek for ''otus'' (ear), ''tylos'' (knob, knot, swelling), and ''mus'' (mouse), which describes the animals large ears and shelf-like skull. The big-eared climbing rat ...
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Big-eared Climbing Rat
The big-eared climbing rat (''Ototylomys phyllotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Central America from Mexico to Costa Rica. Description The big-eared climbing rat is in the order Rodentia and in the family Cricetidae and is most widely distributed species in the genus ''Ototylomys''. A second species of the genus was described in 2017 from the Mexican state of Chiapas. The genus dates back 3.35 Mya, prior to the Great American Biotic Interchange and Its initial occurrence was near Honduras and El Salvador. ''Ototylomys'' is Greek for ''otus'' (ear), ''tylos'' (knob, knot, swelling), and ''mus'' (mouse), which describes the animals large ears and shelf-like skull. The big-eared climbing rat is a slender rat with two colors; dark on top of its body and light below. Its eyes and ears are large. It has large naked ears and a long naked tail with scales. Its size and color varies depending on where it lives geographically but most populations ...
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Nyctomyini
Nyctomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae which includes two genera, ''Nyctomys'' and ''Otonyctomys'', each with a single species. Both are medium-sized rats with tawny to brownish fur and a hairy tail.Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1187 Classification Tribe Nyctomyini *Genus ''Otonyctomys'' **Hatt's vesper rat, ''Otonyctomys hatti'' *Genus ''Nyctomys'' **Sumichrast's vesper rat Sumichrast's vesper rat (''Nyctomys sumichrasti'') is a rodent of the family Cricetidae found from southern Mexico to Panama. It is named for the collector of the first specimen, and its closest relative is probably Hatt's vesper rat, a similar, ..., ''Nyctomys sumichrasti'' References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2147138 Tylomyinae Mammal tr ...
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Tylomyini
Tylomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae. The rats share the characteristics of all being climbing rats. Classification Tribe Tylomyini *Genus''Tylomys'' **Chiapan climbing rat, ''Tylomys bullaris'' **Fulvous-bellied climbing rat, ''Tylomys fulviventer'' **Mira climbing rat, ''Tylomys mirae'' **Peters's climbing rat, ''Tylomys nudicaudus'' **Panamanian climbing rat, ''Tylomys panamensis'' **Tumbala climbing rat, ''Tylomys tumbalensis'' **Watson's climbing rat, ''Tylomys watsoni'' *Genus ''Ototylomys'' **Big-eared climbing rat The big-eared climbing rat (''Ototylomys phyllotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Central America from Mexico to Costa Rica. Description The big-eared climbing rat is in the order Rodentia and in the family ..., ''Ototylomys phyllotis'' ** La Pera big-eared climbing rat, ''Ototylomys chiapensis'' {{taxonbar, from=Q7860258 Tylomyinae Mammal tribes Taxa named by Osvaldo Reig ...
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Otonyctomys
Hatt's vesper rat (''Otonyctomys hatti''), also known as Hatt's vesper mouse or Yucatán vesper rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Otonyctomys''. It is named for its discoverer, Robert T. Hatt. Description Hatt's vesper rat has a typical rat-like appearance, and closely resembles the related Sumichrast's vesper rat, from which it can most easily be distinguished by its much larger auditory bullae. It is relatively small for a rat, both sexes having a head body length of , and a long, , tail. Adults weigh from . The rat is brightly coloured, with bright russet or yellowish fur over most of the body, and creamy or white underparts. The face has a short, rounded snout, and conspicuous black markings in front of the eyes, stretching as far as the whiskers. Younger individuals tend to be duller in colour, and have less glossy fur than the adults. The tail is thickly covered with brown fur along its entire length, although the ...
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Nyctomys
Sumichrast's vesper rat (''Nyctomys sumichrasti'') is a rodent of the family Cricetidae found from southern Mexico to Panama. It is named for the collector of the first specimen, and its closest relative is probably Hatt's vesper rat, a similar, but slightly smaller, species from the Yucatán Peninsula. Description Sumichrast's vesper rat is a relatively small rat, with an adult length of , not including the tail, which is only slightly shorter. Males and females are of similar size, with both weighing between . It is one of the more brightly coloured rats, with a reddish or orange back and creamy to white underparts. The rats have a thick pelt of soft fur, which extends over the entire length of the tail, and is absent only on the soles of the feet. The eyes are relatively large, and surrounded by a narrow ring of black hair, while the whiskers are long and the ears small. To aid in climbing, the claws are compressed and curved, and the first toe on each foot is thumb-like. Dis ...
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Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Characteristics The cricetids are small mammals, ranging from just in length and in weight in the New World pygmy mouse up to and in the muskrat. The length of their tails varies greatly in relation to their bodies, and they may be either furred or sparsely haired. The fur of most species is brownish in colour, often with a white underbelly, but many other patterns exist, especially in the cricetine and arvicoline subfamilies. Like the Old World mice, cricetids are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from the high Arctic to tropical rainforests and hot deserts. Some are arboreal, with long balancing tails and other adaptations for climbing, while others are semiaquatic, with w ...
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New World Rats And Mice
The New World rats and mice are a group of related rodents found in North and South America. They are extremely diverse in appearance and ecology, ranging in from the tiny ''Baiomys'' to the large ''Kunsia''. They represent one of the few examples of muroid rodents (along with the voles) in North America, and the only example of muroid rodents to have made it into South America. The New World rats and mice are often considered part of a single subfamily, Sigmodontinae, but the recent trend among muroid taxonomists is to recognize three separate subfamilies. This strategy better represents the extreme diversity of species numbers and ecological types. Some molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that the New World rats and mice are not a monophyletic group, but this is yet to be confirmed. Their closest relatives are clearly the hamsters and voles. The New World rats and mice are divided into 3 subfamilies, 12 tribes, and 84 genera. Classification *Family Cricetidae - ...
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Muroid Rodent
The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except Antarctica. Some authorities have placed all members of this group into a single family, Muridae, due to difficulties in determining how the subfamilies are related to one another. Many of the families within the Muroidea superfamily have more variations between the families than between the different clades. A possible explanation for the variations in rodents is because of the location of these rodents; these changes could have been due to radiation or the overall environment they migrated to or originated in. The following taxonomy is based on recent well-supported molecular phylogenies. The muroids are classified in six families, 19 subfamilies, around 280 genera, and at least 1,750 species. Taxonomy *Family Platacanthomyidae (spiny ...
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Hatt's Vesper Rat
Hatt's vesper rat (''Otonyctomys hatti''), also known as Hatt's vesper mouse or Yucatán vesper rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Otonyctomys''. It is named for its discoverer, Robert T. Hatt. Description Hatt's vesper rat has a typical rat-like appearance, and closely resembles the related Sumichrast's vesper rat, from which it can most easily be distinguished by its much larger auditory bullae. It is relatively small for a rat, both sexes having a head body length of , and a long, , tail. Adults weigh from . The rat is brightly coloured, with bright russet or yellowish fur over most of the body, and creamy or white underparts. The face has a short, rounded snout, and conspicuous black markings in front of the eyes, stretching as far as the whiskers. Younger individuals tend to be duller in colour, and have less glossy fur than the adults. The tail is thickly covered with brown fur along its entire length, although the ...
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Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Sumichrast's vesper rat (''Nyctomys sumichrasti'') is a rodent of the family Cricetidae found from southern Mexico to Panama. It is named for the collector of the first specimen, and its closest relative is probably Hatt's vesper rat, a similar, but slightly smaller, species from the Yucatán Peninsula. Description Sumichrast's vesper rat is a relatively small rat, with an adult length of , not including the tail, which is only slightly shorter. Males and females are of similar size, with both weighing between . It is one of the more brightly coloured rats, with a reddish or orange back and creamy to white underparts. The rats have a thick pelt of soft fur, which extends over the entire length of the tail, and is absent only on the soles of the feet. The eyes are relatively large, and surrounded by a narrow ring of black hair, while the whiskers are long and the ears small. To aid in climbing, the claws are compressed and curved, and the first toe on each foot is thumb-like. Dis ...
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