Tylomys

Oryzomys couesi (top) and Tylomys panamensis

The climbing rats ( Tylomys ) are one living in central and northern South America rodent genus of the group of the New world. It includes seven species.

Climbing rats reach a body length 17-26 inches, the tail is 20 to 25 inches long. The weight is only known from the type T. nudicaudus, this weighs around 280 grams. The coat is reddish, brown or black gray at the top depending on the type, the belly is white or yellow. The long tail is sparsely hairy, large ears are naked. The short, wide hind feet are adapted to an arboreal lifestyle.

The distribution of climbing rats extends from southern Mexico to Colombia and northern Ecuador. You are outspoken forest dwellers and are likely to at least partially live on trees, but it also animals were found on rocks. Otherwise, little is known about the lifestyle.

It distinguishes seven types:

• Tylomys bullaris is known only from one location in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The species is " critically endangered " by the IUCN ( critically endangered ) listed.
• Tylomys fulviventer lives exclusively in eastern Panama.
• Tylomys Mirae occurs in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador and is the only South American representatives of this group.
• Tylomys nudicaudus is distributed from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.
• Tylomys panamensis lives exclusively in eastern Panama. The species is endangered according to IUCN ( vulnerable ).
• Tylomys tumbalensis occurs only in the Mexican state of Chiapas. This species is listed as " critically endangered ".
• Tylomys watsoni is common in Costa Rica and Panama.

The next of kin of the climbing rat is the large ear - climbing rat, otherwise they are in the scheme of the New world largely isolated. They are classified in the subfamily of Tylomyinae.