Alston's brown mouse

Alston's brown mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Scotinomys
Species:
S. teguina
Binomial name
Scotinomys teguina
(Alston, 1877)

Alston's brown mouse, also called Alston's singing mouse, short-tailed singing mouse, or singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Central America, from Chiapas, Mexico, to western Panama.

This species produces vocalizations in both the sonic and ultrasonic range that are thought to be an important component of its communication behavior.[3][4]

  1. ^ Reid, F.; Pino, J.; Samudio, R. (2016). "Scotinomys teguina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20052A22390040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20052A22390040.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. 1085. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Reid, Fiona A. (1997): "A field guide to the mammals of central america and southeast mexico. Oxford University Press, New York
  4. ^ Miller, J. R.; Engstrom, M. D. (2007). "Vocal stereotypy and singing behavior in baiomyine mice". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (6): 1447–1465. doi:10.1644/06-mamm-a-386r.1.