Handleyomys alfaroi

Handleyomys alfaroi, also known as Alfaro's rice rat^[1] or Alfaro's oryzomys,^[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was previously included in Oryzomys as Oryzomys alfaroi. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical lowland or montane dry forests at elevations ranging from sea level to 2500 m.^[1]

Handleyomys alfaroi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Handleyomys
Species:	H. alfaroi
Binomial name
Handleyomys alfaroi (Allen, 1891)
Synonyms
Oryzomys alfaroi Allen, 1891