Scotinomys xerampelinus (Bangs 1902)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1086

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11324833
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scientific name	Scotinomys xerampelinus (Bangs 1902)
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Scotinomys xerampelinus (Bangs 1902) View in CoL

[Scotinomys] xerampelinus ( Bangs 1902) View in CoL , Bull. Mus . Comp. Zool., 39: 41.

Type Locality: Panamá, Chiriquí Prov., Volcán de Chiriquí, 10,300 ft (3139 m).

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Singing Mouse.

Synonyms: Scotinomys harrisi Goodwin 1945 ; Scotinomys longipilosus Goodwin 1945 .

Distribution: High elevations in Cordilleras Central and Talamancae of Costa Rica to Volcán Chiriquí region in W Panamá.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Hooper (1972) synonymized harrisi and longipilosus , forms described as species, under S. xerampelinus and deemed the intraspecific variation as insufficient to retain subspecies.