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Short-nosed Scolomys

Scolomys melanops

Classification

Scolomys melanops, also known as the short-nosed scolomys, South American spiny mouse, Ecuadorian spiny mouse, or gray spiny mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Scolomys of family Cricetidae. It is a forest mouse and was thought to be endemic to Ecuador but it is now known to have a wider distribution, being also present in part of Peru. Description The South American spiny mouse has a total length of between 135 and 167 mm (5.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru