Description of the nest of <em>Hylaeamys yunganus</em> (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the Andes of southeastern Ecuador

Abstract

The nest of Hylaeamys yunganus Yungas rice rat (Rodentia: Cricetidae) is described for the first time. The nest was found while clearing a trail, 1.5 m above the floor and 5 m from a river, at Sardinayacu, Sangay National Park, in southeastern Ecuador.

Keywords

• Hylaeamys yunganus
• nido
• Parque Nacional Sangay