Melanomys caliginosus
Melanomys caliginosus, also known as the dusky melanomys or dusky rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from Central America, in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, into South America, where it occurs in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Populations currently classified under M. caliginosus may in fact include more than one species.
Literature cited
- Anderson, R.P., Gómez-Laverde, M. and Timm, R. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <>. Downloaded on November 15, 2009.
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M.. . Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp.
Category:Mammals of Colombia
Category:Rodents of Central America
Category:Taxa named by Robert Fisher Tomes
Category:Mammals described in 1860
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot