J. K. Jones Jr and M. D. Engstrom. 1986. The black-eared rice rat, Oryzomys melanotis, in Nicaragua. Southwestern Naturalist 31(1):137 [ER 1400]

Contributed by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 2015-11-07

Samples: none

Size measurements: Oryzomys melanotis (body mass 44.4 g), Oryzomys melanotis (total body length 247 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (tail length 132 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (hind foot length 39 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (ear length 17 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (skull length 30.1 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (skull width 15.65 mm), Oryzomys melanotis (upper tooth row length 4.1 mm)