Handleyomys melanotis
| Handleyomys melanotis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Handleyomys |
| Species: | H. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Handleyomys melanotis (Thomas, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys melanotis Thomas, 1893 | |
Handleyomys melanotis, also known as the black-eared oryzomys or black-eared rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in coastal lowland forest in western Mexico.