Scotinomys
| Scotinomys Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Scotinomys teguina (left) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Baiomyini |
| Genus: | Scotinomys Thomas, 1913 |
| Species | |
Scotinomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the singing mice.[1] Together with Baiomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the following species:
- Alston's brown mouse (Scotinomys teguina)
- Chiriqui brown mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus)
According to the review of the genus by Hooper (1972),[2] they are found in mountainous areas in Central America, at altitudes of 1000 metres to at least 3500 metres. As their common name indicates, they are notable for their acoustic communication. They are insectivorous. The two species show substantial divergence in behaviour and reproduction (for details see Hooper and Carleton, 1976[3]), with S. xerampelinus generally dominant over S. teguina where the species occur together (Pasch et al., 2013[4]).
References
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Genus Scotinomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1085–1086. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Hooper, E. T. (1972). A synopsis of the rodent genus Scotinomys. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 665, 1-13.
- ↑ Hooper, E. T., & Carleton, M. D. (1976). Reproduction, growth and development in two contiguously allopatric rodent species, genus Scotinomys. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 151, 1-52.
- ↑ Pasch, B., Bolker, B. M., & Phelps, S. M. (2013). Interspecific dominance via vocal interactions mediates altitudinal zonation in neotropical singing mice. American Naturalist, 182, E161-E173. doi:10.1086/673263
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