| Handleyomys rhabdops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Handleyomys |
| Species: | H. rhabdops |
| Binomial name | |
| Handleyomys rhabdops (Merriam, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Oryzomys rhabdops Merriam, 1901 | |
Handleyomys rhabdops, also known as the highland oryzomys[2] or striped rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is nocturnal and is found in Guatemala and Mexico in montane forest at elevations from 1250 to 3250 m.[1]
References
Literature cited
- 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.
- Vázquez, E. (2019). "Handleyomys rhabdops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T15611A22328169. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (19 October 2006). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. New York: American Museum of Natural History. 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815. ISSN 0003-0082.