Robust Dark Rice Rat

Robust Dark Rice RatThis rice rat is recorded from southeastern Ecuador to northwestern Peru. Its back is coppery brown, while its feet and tail are black.What does it look like?Compared with related species, its dorsal fur is coppery brown, and its forefeet, hindfeet, and tail are black.How does it live?This rice rat is recorded from southeastern Ecuador to northwestern Peru. Its back is coppery brown, while its feet and tail are black.Natural history is poorly known. Reports describe it as terrestrial and nocturnal.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.