Big-eared climbing rat
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The big-eared climbing rat ( Ototylomys phyllotis ) is in Central America living rodent species from the group of New world .
These animals reach a head body length of 10 to 19 centimeters and a tail length of 10 to 19 centimeters. The weight varies between 63 and 120 grams. The long, soft fur is gray-brown on the upper side, the underside is white or light gray, as is the inside of the paws. The long tail is barely hairy and the large ears are bare.
Big-eared climbing rats are common from Mexico ( Guerrero and Yucatán Peninsula ) to Costa Rica . They occur in different habitats, but prefer tropical forests with rocky subsoil.
They are nocturnal and live mainly on trees, but sometimes they can also be found on the ground. Most of their food consists of fruits and leaves.
Mating can take place all year round. The gestation period is 50 to 70 days, but implantation can be delayed . The litter size is one to four, the young are decidedly fleeing nest . They are already eating solid food at 11 days and reproduce at 29 days.
According to the IUCN , the species is not endangered, but this information is out of date.
The closest relatives of the big-eared climbing rat are the climbing rats , otherwise it is largely isolated in the New World mice system. It is classified in the subfamily of the Tylomyinae .
Until 2017, Ototylomys phyllotis was the only species in the genus Ototylomys . In November 2017, a second species was described with the La Pera climbing rat ( Ototylomys chiapensis ). It occurs in mountain rainforests in the northern highlands of Chiapas .
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calvin A. Porter, Nia E. Beasley, Nicté Ordóñez-Garza, Laramie L. Lindsey, Duke S. Rogers, Nicole Lewis-Rogers, Jack W. Sites, Jr. and Robert D. Bradley. 2017. A New Species of Big-eared Climbing Rat, Genus Ototylomys (Cricetidae: Tylomyinae), from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy. 98 (5); 1310-1329. DOI: 10.1093 / jmammal / gyx096
Web links
- Ototylomys phyllotis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: J. Baillie, 1996. Retrieved on 1 August, 2008.