Scotinomys

Scotinomys
Alston's brown mouse (S. teguina)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Tribe:	Baiomyini
Genus:	Scotinomys Thomas, 1913
Type species
Hesperomys teguina Alston, 1877
Species
Scotinomys teguina Scotinomys xerampelinus

Scotinomys is a genus of rodent, the singing mice, in the family Cricetidae. ^[1] Together with Baiomys , it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the following species:

• Alston's brown mouse (Scotinomys teguina)
• Chiriqui brown mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus)

They are found in mountainous areas in Central America, at altitudes of 1000 m to at least 3500 m. ^[2] As their common name indicates, they are notable for their acoustic communication. They are insectivorous. The two species show substantial divergence in behaviour and reproduction, ^[3] with S. xerampelinus generally dominant over S. teguina where the species occur together. ^[4]

References

1. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Scotinomys". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1085–1086. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Hooper, E. T. (1972). A synopsis of the rodent genus Scotinomys. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 665, 1-13. Archived 2016-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. Hooper, E. T., & Carleton, M. D. (1976). Reproduction, growth and development in two contiguously allopatric rodent species, genus Scotinomys. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 151, 1-52.
4. Pasch, B.; Bolker, B. M.; Phelps, S. M. (2013-09-09). "Interspecific Dominance Via Vocal Interactions Mediates Altitudinal Zonation in Neotropical Singing Mice" (PDF). The American Naturalist. 182 (5): E161 –E173. Bibcode:2013ANat..182E.161P. doi:10.1086/673263. hdl: 2152/31196 . PMID   24107377.