Thomasomys niveipes

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

• Thomasomys niveipes (Thomas, 1896)

Holotype: BMNH 96.11.1.4, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “La Oya del Barro, W. Cundinamarca, Colombia”; spelling corrected to La Hoya del Barro [= La Hoya del Barro Blanco], small basin situated at the head of the Río Teusacá and includes the Laguna El Verjón (Gómez-Laverde et al. 1997).

Combinations

• Oryzomys niveipes Thomas, 1896: 305 [original combination]
• Thomasomys niveipes: Thomas, 1906: 443 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1896. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 6 18: 301–314. BHL
• Thomas, O. 1906. Notes on South- American rodents. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 18: 442–448

Links

• Thomasomys niveipes in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Thomasomys niveipes  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: White-footed Thomasomys