| Scolomys melanops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Scolomys |
| Species: | S. melanops
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolomys melanops Anthony, 1924
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Scolomys melanops, also known as the short-nosed scolomys,[2] South American spiny mouse,[1] Ecuadorian spiny mouse,[3] or gray spiny mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Scolomys of family Cricetidae. It is a forest mouse and was thought to be endemic to Ecuador but it is now known to have a wider distribution, being also present in part of Peru.
- ^ a b Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Tirira, D. (2008). "Scolomys melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20036A9138010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20036A9138010.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1173. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A Checklist. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4. OCLC 56204329.