Tanyuromys thomasleei
Timm, Pine, & J. D. Hanson, 2018
Thomas Lee's Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Tanyuromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Timm, R.M., Pine, R.H. and Hanson, J.D. 2018-04-27. A new species of Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012 (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini), with comments on relationships within the Oryzomyini. Journal of Mammalogy 99(3):608-623.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy042Original name as described
Tanyuromys thomasleei
Other common names
Thomas Lee's Rice Water Rat
Type material
QCAZ 10427
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
lower W slope of Volcán Cotacachi (00° 19′ 51″ N, 78° 55′ 55″ W), 702 m, 10 km E Santa Rosa, Imbabura, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on specimens previously attributed to T. aphrastus
Taxonomy notes citation
Timm, R. M., Pine, R. H., & Hanson, J. D. (2018). A new species of Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012 (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini), with comments on relationships within the Oryzomyini. Journal of Mammalogy, 99(3), 608-623.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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