Grayish Pygmy Rice Rat

Grayish Pygmy Rice RatThis small rice rat is recorded in the Andes of western Venezuela. It occurs in high-montane forest and grassy wetlands, while information about diet and activity remains limited.What does it look like?Head-and-body length is 76–85 mm and tail length 96–114 mm. The upperparts are pale clay-colored with black-tipped hairs; the face is gray, often with an ochre tuft in front of the ears.How does it live?This small rice rat is recorded in the Andes of western Venezuela. It occurs in high-montane forest and grassy wetlands, while information about diet and activity remains limited.It has been recorded in high-montane forest and grassy wetlands. The species account reports no information on diet, reproduction, daily activity, or social behavior.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.