Thomasomys vestitus

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

• Thomasomys vestitus (Thomas, 1898)

Holotype: BMNH 98.5.15.3, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Rio Milla [= Río Milla], Merida [= Mérida], 1630 m,” Venezuela.

Combinations

• Oryzomys vestitus Thomas, 1898: 454 [original combination]
• Thomasomys vestitus: Thomas, 1906: 443 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1898. On seven new small mammals from Ecuador and Venezuela. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 1: 451–457.
• Thomas, O. 1906. Notes on South- American rodents. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 18: 442–448.

Links

• Thomasomys vestitus 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 vestitus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Mérida Thomasomys