Thomasomys otavalo
J. Brito, R. García, Castellanos, Gavilanes, Curay, Carrión-Olmedo, Reyes-Barriga, Guayasamin, Salazar-Bravo, & C. M. Pinto, 2024
Otavalo's 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
Authority citation
Brito, J., García, R., Castellanos, F.X., Gavilanes, G., Curay, J., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Reyes-Barriga, D., Guayasamin, J.M., Salazar-Bravo, J. and Pinto, C.M. 2024-11-05. Two new species of Thomasomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the western Andes of Ecuador and an updated phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. Vertebrate Zoology 74:709-734.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.74.e128528Original name as described
Thomasomys otavalo
Other common names
Otavalo's Andean Mouse
Type material
MECN 6912
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Ecuador, Provincia de Imbabura, Área de Protección Hídrica Otavalo Mojanda (0.15456, –78.27536, WGS84 coordinates taken by GPS at the site of collection, elevation 3,690 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Brito, J., García, R., Castellanos, F.X., Gavilanes, G., Curay, J., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Reyes-Barriga, D., Guayasamin, J.M., Salazar-Bravo, J. and Pinto, C.M. 2024-11-05. Two new species of Thomasomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the western Andes of Ecuador and an updated phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. Vertebrate Zoology 74:709-734.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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