Pichincha Oldfield mouse
| Pichincha Oldfield mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. vulcani |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasomys vulcani (Thomas, 1898) | |
The Pichincha Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys vulcani) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is present in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of Ecuador, where its habitats include shrubby páramo and montane forest.[1] It is nocturnal and terrestrial.[1] The specific and common names are references to Pichincha Volcano, which dominates the city of Quito and on whose slopes the species was discovered at an elevation of 3500 m.[1] The mouse is threatened by conversion of its limited habitat to agricultural use.[1] It has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with Aepeomys lugens.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pacheco, V.; Tirira, D. & Boada, C. (2008). "Thomasomys vulcani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- 1 2 Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1184. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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