Big-eared Climbing Rat
Ototylomys phyllotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusOtotylomys
- SpeciesOtotylomys phyllotis (Big-eared Climbing Rat)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Hatt's Vesper Rat
Otonyctomys hatti
Toltec Cotton Rat
Sigmodon toltecus
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Yucatán Squirrel
Sciurus yucatanensis
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Hispid Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys hispidus
Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys gaumeri
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Big-eared Climbing Rat at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |