Thomasomys apeco

Leo & A. L. Gardner, 1993

Apeco Oldfield Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Thomasomyini
Genus : Thomasomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Leo, M. and Gardner, A.L. 1993-09-20. A new species of a giant Thomasomys (Mammalia: Muridae: Sigmodontinae) from the Andes of northcentral Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106(3):417-428.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574249

Original name as described

Thomasomys apeco

Other common names

Apeco Thomasomys

Type material

MUSM 7197

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Valle de Los Chochos, ca. 25 km NE Pataz, 3280 m, Parque Nacional Río Abiseo, San Martín, Perú."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002786

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Thomasomys apeco

Leo & A. L. Gardner, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apeco

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUSM 7197

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

417

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574249

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136667/22367063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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