Tumbala climbing rat

Tumbala climbing rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Genus:Tylomys
Species: T. tumbalensis
Binomial name
Tylomys tumbalensis
Merriam, 1901

The Tumbala climbing rat (Tylomys tumbalensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico, where it is known only from one locality in Tumbalá, Chiapas. The species is threatened by deforestation.

References

  • Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. (2008). "Tylomys tumbalensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T22575A9377455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T22575A9377455.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  • 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.


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