Thomasomys auricularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Thomasomys
Species: Thomasomys auricularis

Name

• Thomasomys auricularis Anthony, 1923: 6

Holotype: AMNH 47697, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Taraguacocha, on trail from Zaruma to Zaraguro, altitude 10,250 feet [3,124 m], Cordillera de Chilla, Provincia del Oro, Ecuador.”

References

Primary references

• Anthony, H.E. 1923. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 3. American Museum Novitates 55: 1–14. hdl: 2246/4635 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pacheco, V. 2015. Genus Thomasomys Coues, 1884. Pp. 617-682 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Red Andean Thomasomys