Dusky Melanomys

Melanomys caliginosus

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru

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Dusky Melanomys

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