Mesomys hispidus (rodent)
Mass: 193 g based on Mena and Medellín 2010
Abundance: 0.84 to 3.59% (median 1.12%)
Latitudinal range: -14.8° to -4.1°Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1)
Found in 5 samples
Bolivia: El Refugio Huanchaca Biological Station, Los Fierros Camp (LFF)
Peru: Reserva Cuzco Amazónico (1989 snap traps), Reserva Cuzco Amazónico (1990 snap traps), Iquitos–Nauta Highway
Size measurements:
body mass | 193.3 g | N = 3 | Mena and Medellín 2010 |
♂ condyloincisive length | 40.5 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ ear length | 12 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ head and body length | 200 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ hind foot length | 31 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ skull length | 45.3 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ tail length | 200 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
♂ upper tooth row length | 7.2 mm | N = 1 | Thomas 1924 |
See also Mesomys, Mesomys stimulax