Sumichrast's vesper rat
| Sumichrast's vesper rat | |
|---|---|
| Nyctomys sumichrasti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Nyctomys Saussure, 1860 |
| Species: | N. sumichrasti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctomys sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860) | |
Sumichrast's vesper rat (Nyctomys sumichrasti) is a rodent of the family Cricetidae found from southern Mexico to Panama. It is named for François Sumichrast, the collector of the first specimen, and its closest relative is probably Hatt's vesper rat, a similar, but slightly smaller, species from the Yucatán Peninsula.