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Thomasomys praetor (O. Thomas, 1900)

Cajamarca Oldfield Mouse

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


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002820

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