Apeco Oldfield mouse

The Apeco Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys apeco) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from a single locality in north central Peru, which includes Rio Abiseo National Park, where it was found in cloud forest at an elevation of 3300 m.[1] The species name comes from the acronym for the Asociacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza.[3] It is among the largest members of the genus.[2]

Apeco Oldfield mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Thomasomys
Species:
T. apeco
Binomial name
Thomasomys apeco
Leo & Gardner, 1993

References

  1. Pacheco, V. & Vargas, J. (2008). "Thomasomys apeco". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136667A4325153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136667A4325153.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. 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. 1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. Isaak, Mark (2014-03-20). "Etymology: Acronyms". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature. Retrieved 2014-03-28.


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