Melanomys chrysomelas - #5926
Black-and-yellow Rice Rat
Formerly Melanomys caliginosus.
Geographic Distribution
SW Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Melanomys
Specific Epithet
chrysomelas
Image Location
Nicaragua, Rio San Juan department, Refugio Bartolo
Image Date
27 March 2016
Photographer
J Hall