Ototylomys chiapensis
C. A. Porter, N. E. Beasley, Ordóñez-Garza, Lindsey, D. S. Rogers, Lewis-Rogers, Sites, & R. D. Bradley, 2017
La Pera Climbing Rat
Distribution :
El Ocote Biosphere Reserve and La Pera Conservation Area, Chiapas, Mexico.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6454
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Tylomyinae |
| Tribe | : Tylomyini |
| Genus | : Ototylomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Porter, C.A., Beasley, N.E., Ordóñez-Garza, N., Lindsey, L.L., Rogers, D.S., Lewis-Rogers, N., Sites, J.W., Jr. and Bradley, R.D. 2017-09-11. A new species of big-eared climbing rat, genus Ototylomys (Cricetidae: Tylomyinae), from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 98(5):1310-1329.
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Original name as described
Ototylomys chiapensis
Other common names
La Pera Big-eared Climbing Rat
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:159512
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Pozo de Petróleo, 11 km northwest (by road) Berriozábal, La Pera Conservation Area, Chiapas, Mexico."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Porter, C.A., Beasley, N.E., Ordóñez-Garza, N., Lindsey, L.L., Rogers, D.S., Lewis-Rogers, N., Sites, J.W., Jr. and Bradley, R.D. 2017. A new species of big-eared climbing rat, genus Ototylomys (Cricetidae: Tylomyinae), from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 98(5):1310-1329. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx096
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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