Biology:Tanyuromys thomasleei

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Short description: Species of rodent

Tanyuromys thomasleei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Tanyuromys
Species:
T. thomasleei
Binomial name
Tanyuromys thomasleei
Timm, Pine and Hanson, 2018

Tanyuromys thomasleei is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is found in middle-elevation forests on Pacific-facing Andean slopes. It is known from both intact and disturbed forests. It closely resembles T. aphrastus but has a few cranial and genetic differences.[1][2]

References

  1. Hanson, J. Delton; Pine, Ronald H.; Timm, Robert M. (2018-06-01). "A new species of Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012 (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini), with comments on relationships within the Oryzomyini" (in en). Journal of Mammalogy 99 (3): 608–623. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyy042. ISSN 0022-2372. 
  2. "Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine & Hanson, 2018" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/145913378. 

Wikidata ☰ Q60193379 entry