Microryzomys minutus - #1641
Forest Small Rice Rat
Side view, clinging to stick, both feet and tail visible. Also as Montane Colilargo.
Geographic Distribution
Lower montane to subalpine forest, mostly 2000-3500 m, from N Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Perú, to WC Bolivia.
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Microryzomys
Specific Epithet
minutus
Image Location
Peru, Cuzco, Abra Acjanaco
Image Date
October, 1999
Photographer
BD Patterson