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 Tenorio Volcano National Park
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Big-eared Climbing Rat at Tenorio Volcano National Park — 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 |