Popayán Oldfield mouse

Popayán Oldfield mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Thomasomys
Species: T. popayanus
Binomial name
Thomasomys popayanus
J.A. Allen, 1912

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pacheco, V.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Rivas-Pava, P. & Delgado, C. (2008). "Thomasomys popayanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  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. 1183. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. 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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