Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam 1901

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1188

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scientific name	Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam 1901
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Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam 1901 , Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 3: 562.

Type Locality: Mexico, Yucatán, Tunkás.

Vernacular Names: Big-eared Climbing Rat.

Synonyms: Ototylomys affinis Laurie 1953 ; Ototylomys australis Osgood 1931 ; Ototylomys brevirostris Laurie 1953 ; Ototylomys connectens Sanborn 1935 ; Ototylomys fumeus J. A. Allen 1908 ; Ototylomys guatemalae Thomas 1909 ; Ototylomys phaeus Merriam 1901 .

Distribution: C Costa Rica north to Yucatán Peninsula, S Tabasco, and N Chiapas, Mexico; isolated record from NC Guerrero, Mexico.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Distribution and geographic variation examined by Lawlor (1969), who retained australis and connectens as subspecies. See Lawlor (1982, Mammalian Species, 181).