Harris's Rice Rat is a recently described sigmodontine rodent known only from montane forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. It is a rare, poorly known species whose taxonomy is still being clarified through genetic analysis. Very few specimens are known and nothing has been published about its ecology.
Habitat
Montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama
Diet
Seeds and plant material
How common
Very rare
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