Thomasomys princeps

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

• Thomasomys princeps (Thomas, 1895)

Holotype: BMNH 95.8.1.37, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Bogota”, corrected to “Bogotá Region, 8,750 ft (2,667 m), Cundinamarca, Colombia” by Musser & Carleton (2005).

Combinations

• Oryzomys princeps Thomas, 1895: 58 [original combination]
• Thomasomys princeps: Thomas, 1906: 443 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1895. On small mammals from Nicaragua and Bogota. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 6 16: 55–60.
• Thomas, O. 1906. Notes on South- American rodents. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 18: 442–448.

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: Principal Thomasomys