Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1900-04-01. Descriptions of two new murines from Peru and a new hare from Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)5(28):354-357.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340336
Original name as described: Oryzomys praetor
Nominal names: praetor (O. Thomas, 1900)
Other common names: Cajamarca Thomasomys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Thomasomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.15.3
Type locality: "Eastern slope of Paramo between San Pablo and Cajamarca, Peru. Alt. 4000 metres."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Near threatened
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