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Nephelomys pectoralis
''Nephelomys pectoralis'' is a species of rodent in the genus ''Nephelomys'' of family Cricetidae. Its type locality is west of the city of Popayán, Cauca Department, Colombia, at an altitude of .〔Allen, 1912, p. 83〕 American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen first described it in 1912 on the basis of 112 specimens from several locations in the Cordillera Occidental.〔Allen, 1912, p. 84〕 He classified it as a species of ''Oryzomys'', ''Oryzomys pectoralis'', but later subsumed into the species ''Oryzomys albigularis''.〔Musser and Carleton, 2005〕 When that species was transferred to the new genus ''Nephelomys'' in 2006, ''N. pectoralis'' was recognized as a separate species.〔Weksler et al., 2006, p. 18〕
''N. pectoralis'' is larger than various other ''Nephelomys'' species, but smaller than ''N. maculiventer''.〔Allen, 1912, p. 85〕 Its upperparts are yellowish brown, and at the sides there is a distinct yellow line.〔 Younger specimens may have some black hairs interspersed in the fur of the upperparts.〔 The hairs of the underparts are grey at the bases and white at the tips,〔 but those in a region of variable size on the chest are completely white.〔 The underparts become lighter in color with age.〔 The ears are dark brown and mostly naked. The tail is grayish brown and there is scarcely any difference in color between the upper and lower side. The hindfeet are covered with thin pale hairs.〔 Juvenile individuals are dark brown to blackish, with the underparts dark gray in color, except for the well-defined white patch at the chest.〔 In 41 specimens, the total length ranges from , the head and body length from , the hindfoot length from , and the skull length from .〔
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