---
title: "Short-tailed Singing Mouse"
description: "Scotinomys teguina — Mammiferi. Alston's brown mouse, also called Alston's singing mouse, short-tailed singing mouse, or singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/short-tailed-singing-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Short-tailed Singing Mouse

> Scotinomys teguina — Mammiferi. Alston's brown mouse, also called Alston's singing mouse, short-tailed singing mouse, or singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Scotinomys teguina*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 50
- Wikidata: [Q1767506](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767506)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44891](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44891)

## Names

- en: Short-tailed Singing Mouse
- de: Alston-Braunmaus
- es: Rata cañera

## Countries with the most observations

CR (15), PA (7)

## Summary

Alston's brown mouse, also called Alston's singing mouse, short-tailed singing mouse, or singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Central America, from Chiapas, Mexico, to western Panama.
This species produces vocalizations in both the sonic and ultrasonic range that are thought to be an important component of its communication behavior.
The mouse is named after Scottish zoologist Edward Richard Alston, who first described it in 1876.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alston%27s_brown_mouse

## Photo

![Short-tailed Singing Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-tailed-singing-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bale & Danielsson; Bannwarth, Th.; Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company; Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Hanhart; Horman-Fisher, Maud; Knight, H.; Mintern Bros.; Purkiss, W.; Salvin, Osbert; Saunders, G. S.; Schlereth, M. v.; Sharp, M. A.; Taylor & Francis; Wilson, Edwin · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scotinomys_teguina._Biologia_Centrali-Americana_(Tab_14)_BHL570896.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-tailed-singing-mouse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).