The Ecological Register: Liomys irroratus

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Liomys irroratus (rodent)

Mass: 44.9 g based on Hinds and MacMillen 1985

Abundance: 1.29 to 25.07% (median 3.92%)

Latitudinal range: 19.5° to 22.6°

Habitats: (1), desert/xeric shrubland (3), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1)

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Found in 6 samples

Mexico: Matancillas, La Campana, La Huerta, Misantla (small mammals, dry season), Libres-Oriental Valley (natural vegetation), Cueva de Abra

Size measurements:

body mass	44.9 g	N = 6	Hinds and MacMillen 1985
♂ ear length	17 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ ear length	15 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♀ hind foot length	30 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947
♂ hind foot length	33 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ hind foot length	32 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ hind foot length	30.0 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♀ skull length	33.9 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947
♂ skull length	33.1 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull length	34.7 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♂ skull width	16.9 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull width	16.0 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull width	16.3 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♂ skull width	16.0 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947
♀ tail length	128 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947
♂ tail length	138 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ tail length	121 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ tail length	134 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♀ total body length	238 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947
♂ total body length	270 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ total body length	236 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ total body length	256 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♂ upper tooth row length	6.0 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ upper tooth row length	5.7 mm	N = 1	Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ upper tooth row length	5.5 mm	N = 5	Hooper 1947
♂ upper tooth row length	5.3 mm	N = 4	Hooper 1947

See also Liomys, Liomys pictus, Liomys sp., Liomys spectabilis

Current reference: Huckleberry et al. 2001 (ER 3215)