Tumbala climbing rat

Tumbala climbing rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Tylomys
Species: T. tumbalensis
Binomial name
Tylomys tumbalensis
Merriam, 1901

The Tumbala climbing rat (Tylomys tumbalensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico, where it is known only from one locality in Tumbalá, Chiapas. The species is threatened by deforestation.

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