The cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys cinnameus), also called the "cinnamon-colored Thomasomys",[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes from north central Ecuador to southern Colombia, at elevations from 2,400 to 3,800 m (7,900 to 12,500 ft).[1] It has terrestrial habits, and has been found in cloud forest and mossy areas.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. gracilis.[3]
| Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. cinnameus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thomasomys cinnameus Anthony, 1924
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References
edit- ^ a b c Pacheco, V. (2016). "Thomasomys cinnameus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136822A22367154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136822A22367154.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 1181. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Voss, R. S. (2003-12-09). "A New Species of Thomasomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Eastern Ecuador, with Remarks on Mammalian Diversity and Biogeography in the Cordillera Oriental" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3421). American Museum of Natural History: 1–47. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)421<0001:ANSOTR>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 62795333. Retrieved 2009-08-07.