The Chiriqui brown mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus), also known as the long-tailed singing mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in cloud forest and paramo at elevations of 2100 to 3400 m in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]
| Chiriqui brown mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Scotinomys |
| Species: | S. xerampelinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus (Bangs, 1902)
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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
edit- ^ a b Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2016). "Scotinomys xerampelinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20053A22389972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20053A22389972.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1086. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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). The American Society of Naturalists: E161–E173. doi:10.1086/673263. hdl:2152/31196. PMID 24107377. S2CID 20347895.
- ^ Pasch, Bret; George, Andreas S.; Hamlin, Heather J.; Guillette, Louis J.; Phelps, Steven M. (January 2011). "Androgens modulate song effort and aggression in Neotropical singing mice". Hormones and Behavior. 59 (1): 90–97. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.10.011. PMID 21035450. S2CID 24061689.
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