Scolomys melanops (Gray Spiny Mouse)
Scolomys melanops Anthony, 1924
They are small mice. This genus is characterized by soft pelage (Weksler, 2015). The pelage is spiny both dorsally and ventrally. The dorsal pelage is short and has two types of hairs: long, flattened and broad spines with a median groove on both surfaces, dark on the distal third to quarter; the…
