Large-eared Oldfield mouse
The large-eared Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys macrotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from a single locality in the Andes in north central Peru (which includes Rio Abiseo National Park), in montane forest at an elevation of 3300 m.[1] It has terrestrial habits and is sympatric with T. apeco.[1]
| Large-eared Oldfield mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. macrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasomys macrotis Gardner & Romo, 1993 | |
References
- Pacheco, V. & Vargas, J. (2008). "Thomasomys macrotis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136480A4298208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136480A4298208.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- 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. 1182. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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