Evidence found
642 records across 9 countries and territories, 1923–2025.
Ototylomys phyllotis · GBIF taxon key 2439155
Where has the Big-eared Climbing Rat been recorded?
Ototylomys phyllotis occurrence evidence comes from 642 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1923 to 2025. Most records come from Mexico.
- 642 records
- 9 places
- 48 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19232025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Big-eared Climbing Rat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Big-eared Climbing Rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 416 | |
| El Salvador | 140 | |
| Guatemala | 42 | |
| Belize | 21 | |
| Costa Rica | 14 | |
| Nicaragua | 4 | |
| Honduras | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.