Scolomys melanops

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Scolomys
Species: Scolomys melanops

Name

Scolomys melanops Anthony, 1924: 2

• Holotype: AMNH 67524, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by G.H.H. Tate on 3 March 1924.
• Type locality: “Mera, about 3800 feet elevation, eastern [Pastaza Dept.] Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• Anthony, H.E. 1924. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 6. American Museum Novitates 139: 1–9. hdl: 2246/4328 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Gray South American Spiny Mouse