Biology:Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Thomasomys
Species:
T. cinnameus
Binomial name
Thomasomys cinnameus
Anthony, 1924

The cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys cinnameus), also called the "cinnamon-colored Thomasomys",[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes from north central Ecuador to southern Colombia, at elevations from 2,400 to 3,800 m (7,900 to 12,500 ft).[1] It has terrestrial habits, and has been found in cloud forest and mossy areas.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. gracilis.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1770192 entry