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Thomasomys nicefori O. Thomas, 1921

Niceforo Maria's Oldfield Mouse

Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1921-09-01. New Cryptotis, Thomasomys, and Oryzomys from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(45):354-357.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196526

Original name as described: Thomasomys nicefori

Nominal names: nicefori O. Thomas, 1921

Other common names: Niceforo Maria's Thomasomys|Nicéforo Maria's Thomasomys


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Thomasomyini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.1.20

Type locality: San Pedro, north of the town Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Colombia (COL)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species-specific notes: split from T. popayanus
Citation: Pacheco, V. (2003). Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data. Ph.D. dissertation, City University, New York.


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