Tylomys fulviventer, Anthony, 1916

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 535

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Fulvous-bellied Climbing Rat

Tylomys fulviventer

French: Tylomys a ventre fauve / German: Gelbbauch-Kletterratte / Spanish: Rata trepadora de vientre leonado

Taxonomy. Tylomys fulviventer Anthony, 1916 , “Tacarcuna, District of Darien, Panama. Alt. 4200 ft [= 1280 m].”

Tylomys fulviventer might be a subspecies of T. mirae or a synonym of 1. panamensis . Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from a small area of the Darién, E Panama.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 218 mm,tail 233 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Fulvous-bellied Climbing Rat is similar to Watson’s Climbing Rat ('1" watsoni ). Its back is dark brown medially, with light brown ocher on both sides of midline of back; sides are pale; underparts have brown ocher midline extending from pectoral region to base of tail; and legs are dark. Tail is slightly longer than body, dark gray basally and flesh colored distally. There are four inguinal teats. Long anterior palatine foramen reaches level of M'; nasals extend beyond premaxila.

Habitat. Tropical wet forest and tropical rainforest.

Food and Feeding. The Fulvous-bellied Climbing Rat eats seeds. Type specimen was captured in traps baited with banana.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The type specimen was captured on the ground.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Data on distribution, biology, environmental requirements, and taxonomic validity are need to clarify conservation status of the Fulvous-bellied Climbing Rat.

Bibliography. Anthony (1916), Cuartas-Calle & Munoz-Arango (2003), Espinoza (2002), Musser & Carleton (2005), Nowak (1999), Reid (2009), Wilson & Cole (2000).

Figures

725. Haggard’s Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis haggardi), 726. Andean Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis andium), 727. Peruvian Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis gerbillus), 728. Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis amicus), 729. Narrow-nasal Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis stenops), 730. Pearson’s Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis pearson), 731. Western Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis occidens), 732. Ancash Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis definitus), 733. Lima Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis limatus), 734. Master Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis magister), 735. Yellow-rumped Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus), 736. Osgood’s Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis osgoodi), 737. Bunch Grass Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis osilae), 738. Capricorn Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis caprinus), 739. Tucuman Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis tucumanus), 740. Walnut Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis nogalaris), 741. Darwin’s Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis darwinii), 742. Los Alisos Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis alisosiensis), 743. Anita’s Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis anitae), 744. Bonarian Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis bonariensis), 745. Wolffsohn’s Leaf-eared Mouse 1 (apecomys wolffsohni), 746. Tapecua Leaf-eared Mouse (Tapecomys primus), 747. Southern Big-eared Mouse (Loxodontomys micropus), 748. Delicate Salt Flat Mouse (Salinomys delicatus), 749. Pearson’s Chaco Mouse (Andalgalomys pearsoni), 750. Olrog’s Chaco Mouse (Andalgalomys olrogi), 751. Garlepp’s Mouse (Galenomys garleppii), 752. Painted Big-eared Mouse (Auliscomys pictus), 753. Bolivian Big-eared Mouse (Auliscomys boliviensis), 754. Andean Big-eared Mouse (Auliscomys sublimis), 755. Sumichrast’s Vesper Rat (Nyctomys sumichrasti), 756. Yucatan Vesper Rat (Otonyctomys hatti), 757. Big-eared Climbing Rat (Ototylomys phyllotis), 758. La Pera Climbing Rat (Ototylomys chiapensis), 759. Peters’s Climbing Rat (Tylomys nudicaudus), 760. Chiapan Climbing Rat (Tylomys bullaris), 761. Tumbala Climbing Rat 1 (ylomys tumbalensis), 762. Watson’s Climbing Rat (Tylomys watsoni), 763. Fulvous-bellied Climbing Rat (Tylomys fulviventer), 764. Panama Climbing Rat (Tylomys panamensis), 765. Mira Climbing Rat (Tylomys mirae)

Distribution. Known only from a small area of the Darién, E Panama.