Black-and-Yellow Rice Rat

Black-and-Yellow Rice RatThis rice rat was described from Costa Rica. It was once grouped with another species, but the current Costa Rican list treats it separately. A study published in 2024 reports its capture in a shaded coffee agroecosystem during a survey conducted from March 2019 to February 2022.What does it look like?The original description reports blackish-brown upper fur finely mixed with bright yellowish-rufous hairs, more rufous along the sides, and a yellowish-brown underside with a grayish cast.How does it live?This rice rat was described from Costa Rica. It was once grouped with another species, but the current Costa Rican list treats it separately. A study published in 2024 reports its capture in a shaded coffee agroecosystem during a survey conducted from March 2019 to February 2022.A study published in 2024 reports a capture during a wild-mammal survey conducted from March 2019 to February 2022 in a shaded coffee agroecosystem at Rincon de Mora, Costa Rica. This documents presence at that site; it does not establish behavior or habitat preference.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.