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title: "Dusky rice rat"
description: "Melanomys caliginosus — Ssaki. Melanomys caliginosus, also known as the dusky melanomys or dusky rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/dusky-rice-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusky rice rat

> Melanomys caliginosus — Ssaki. Melanomys caliginosus, also known as the dusky melanomys or dusky rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanomys caliginosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 111
- Wikidata: [Q1769680](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769680)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45000](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45000)

## Names

- en: Dusky rice rat
- de: Dunkelreisratte
- es: Ratón moreno

## Countries with the most observations

CR (24), EC (17), CO (11)

## Summary

Melanomys caliginosus, also known as the dusky melanomys or dusky rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found from Central America, in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, into South America, where it occurs in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Populations currently classified under M. caliginosus may in fact include more than one species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanomys_caliginosus

## Photo

![Dusky rice rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-rice-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251955374

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-rice-rat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).