Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam 1901 Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam 1901 , Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 3: 562 . Type Locality: Mexico , Yucatán , Tunkás. Vernacular Names: Big-eared Climbing Rat . Synonyms: Ototylomys affinis Laurie 1953 ; Ototylomys australis Osgood 1931 ; Ototylomys brevirostris Laurie 1953 ; Ototylomys connectens Sanborn 1935 ; Ototylomys fumeus J. A. Allen 1908 ; Ototylomys guatemalae Thomas 1909 ; Ototylomys phaeus Merriam 1901 . Distribution: C Costa Rica north to Yucatán Peninsula, S Tabasco , and N Chiapas , Mexico ; isolated record from NC Guerrero , Mexico . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Distribution and geographic variation examined by Lawlor (1969) , who retained australis and connectens as subspecies. See Lawlor (1982 , Mammalian Species, 181).