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Tanyuromys aphrastus

species of mammal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 6, 2025
Entity authorityQ20721947 ↗
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Tanyuromys aphrastus, known as the long-tailed sigmodontomys, Harris's rice water rat, or the long-tailed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known from Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador. In 2012, it was reassigned to its current genus from Sigmodontomys.

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The public source identifies “Tanyuromys aphrastus” as species of mammal. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tanyuromys, aphrastus and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2012—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tanyuromys, aphrastus and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Tanyuromys aphrastus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.