Thomasomys silvestris
H. E. Anthony, 1924
Forest 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
Anthony, H.E. 1924-05-29. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 4. American Museum Novitates 114:1-6.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170246Original name as described
Thomasomys silvestris
Other common names
Forest Thomasomys · Sylvan Thomasomys
Type material
AMNH M-66288
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Las Maquinas [Las Máquinas], on Santo Domingo trail, west of Corazon, Western Andes [Pichincha], Ecuador; altitude 7000 feet [=°2134°m]."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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