Popayán Oldfield mouse
The Popayán Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys popayanus), also called the "Popayán thomasomys",[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Andes of southwestern and central western Colombia, at elevations from 1800 to 3200 m.[1] It has been found in páramo, montane forest, and secondary forest.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. aureus.[3] T. nicefori (Thomas, 1921), presently considered a synonym, will likely be raised to the status of a separate species.[1] The specific name comes from the Colombian city of Popayán.
| Popayán Oldfield mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. popayanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasomys popayanus J.A. Allen, 1912 | |
References
- Pacheco, V.; Delgado, C. (2017). "Thomasomys popayanus (errata version published in 2018)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96800866A123795681. Retrieved 27 December 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1183. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Voss, R. S. (2003-12-09). "A New Species of Thomasomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Eastern Ecuador, with Remarks on Mammalian Diversity and Biogeography in the Cordillera Oriental" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. American Museum of Natural History. 3421: 1–47. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)421<0001:ANSOTR>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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