Chiriqui brown mouse

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Chiriqui brown mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Scotinomys
Species:
S. xerampelinus
Binomial name
Scotinomys xerampelinus
(Bangs, 1902)

The Chiriqui brown mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus), also known as the long-tailed singing mouse, is a species of

paramo at elevations of 2100 to 3400 m in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]

Male Chiriqui brown mice sing to attract mates and to warn off other males from their territories. Their songs also serve to repel members of the related, smaller, competing species,

S. teguina.[3][4] Additionally, the length and aggression of male Chiriqui brown mice's calls are modulated by androgen.[5]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20053A22389972.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. OCLC 62265494
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  3. ^ Arnold, C. (2013-10-04). "Musical Mice Sing to Fend Off Rivals". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  4. S2CID 20347895
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  5. S2CID 24061689
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