Educational resources on Vesper Rat

Vesper Rat or Nyctomys sumichrasti is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Vesper Rat

Academic web links for the Vesper Rat.

ADW: Cricetidae: Classification
Family Cricetidae (New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Cricetidae.html

Mammals - Belize Biodiversity Information System
Sumichrast's vesper rat Nyctomys s. sumichrasti. Yucatan vesper rat Otonyctomys hatti. Slender harvest mouse Reithrodontomys g. gracilis
fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/bbismamm.htm

ADW: Tylomyinae: Classification
taxon ... Hatt's vesper rat and Yucatan vesper rat)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Tylomyinae.html

Mammalian Species Accounts
Mammalian Species is published regularly by the American Society of Mammalogists with 25-30 accounts issued each year, each summarizing the current understanding of the biology of
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/msiaccounts.html

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: sumichrasti
Sumichrast’s Vesper Rat: Type Locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Uvéro, 20 km NW Santiago Tuxtla (as restricted by Alvarez, 1963:583). Distribution: Lowland and lower montane forests from S
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000982

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: hatti
Mammal Species of the World: Information on hatti ... Author: Anthony, 1932. Citation: Am. Mus. Novit., 586: 1. Common Name: Yucatán Vesper Rat
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000984

Mammals of Monteverde
Laboratory observations of the vesper rat. Journal of Mammalogy 46:181-189. Bronson, F. H., and P. D. Heideman. 1994. Seasonal regulation of reproduction in mammals.
academic.evergreen.edu/n/nadkarnn/monteverde/Mammals.html

Virginia Hayssen
Nyctomys sumichrasti, 754, Sumichrast's Vesper Rat Ochrotomys nuttalli, 75, Golden Mouse Onychomys leucogaster, 87, Northern Grasshopper Mouse
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/msigenus.html

Epiphytes
In Monteverde, a cloud forest of Costa Rica, the Vesper Rat and the Slender Harvest Mouse apparently forage throughout the vertical strata of leeward cloud forest.
academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ican/outreach/ngs/CanopyMouse.htm

Los Inocentes Mammal List
Vesper Rat: 25:5, 209: Tylomys watsoni: Naked-tailed Climbing Rat: 25:4, 208: Peromyscus nudipes: Naked-footed Deer Mouse + not listed
cstl-csm.semo.edu/journet/Inocentesweb/Mammals.htm