Liomys irroratus (rodent)

Mass: 44.9 g based on Hinds and MacMillen 1985

Abundance: 1.29 to 25.07% (median 3.92%)

Latitudinal range: 19.5° to 22.6°

Habitats: (1), desert/xeric shrubland (3), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1)

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Found in 6 samples

Mexico: Matancillas, La Campana, La Huerta, Misantla (small mammals, dry season), Libres-Oriental Valley (natural vegetation), Cueva de Abra (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
body mass44.9 gN = 6Hinds and MacMillen 1985
♂ ear length17 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ ear length15 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♀ hind foot length30 mmN = 4Hooper 1947
♂ hind foot length33 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ hind foot length32 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ hind foot length30.0 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♀ skull length33.9 mmN = 4Hooper 1947
♂ skull length33.1 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull length34.7 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♂ skull width16.9 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull width16.0 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ skull width16.3 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♂ skull width16.0 mmN = 4Hooper 1947
♀ tail length128 mmN = 4Hooper 1947
♂ tail length138 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ tail length121 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ tail length134 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♀ total body length238 mmN = 4Hooper 1947
♂ total body length270 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ total body length236 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ total body length256 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♂ upper tooth row length6.0 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ upper tooth row length5.7 mmN = 1Gonzâlez-Ruiz et al. 2004
♂ upper tooth row length5.5 mmN = 5Hooper 1947
♂ upper tooth row length5.3 mmN = 4Hooper 1947

See also Liomys, Liomys pictus, Liomys sp., Liomys spectabilis