Handleyomys melanotis

Handleyomys melanotis, also known as the black-eared oryzomys^[2] or black-eared rice rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in coastal lowland forest in western Mexico.^[1]

Handleyomys melanotis
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. melanotis
Binomial name
Handleyomys melanotis (Thomas, 1893)
Synonyms
Oryzomys melanotis Thomas, 1893 [Handleyomys] melanotis: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006