Dark Cloud Forest Rice Rat

Nephelomys moerex is a species of rodent in the genus Nephelomys of family Cricetidae. The type locality is at Mindo in western Ecuador, where it has been recorded together with three other rodents of the oryzomyine group, Sigmodontomys aphrastus, Mindomys hammondi, and Handleyomys alfaroi, as well as three opossums, Chironectes minimus and unidentified species of Didelphis and Marmosa. Mindo is a "tiny agricultural community" located at 0°02'S, 78°48'W and 1,264 metres (4,150 ft) above sea level.

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Nephelomys es un género de roedores miomorfos de la familia Cricetidae. Viven en los Andes, desde Bolivia hasta Venezuela, con una extensión occidental en las montañas de Costa Rica. El nombre genérico Nephelomys significa 'ratón de la neblina' y se refiere a su presencia en las selvas nebulosas.