''Handleyomys rhabdops'', also known as the highland oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or striped rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus '' Handleyomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is

nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...

and is found in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

and Mexico in montane forest at elevations from 1250 to 3250 m.

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Literature cited

*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. * * Rodents of Central America Mammals of Mexico Handleyomys Mammals described in 1901 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam {{Sigmodontinae-stub