Biology:Tanyuromys thomasleei
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Short description: Species of rodent
Tanyuromys thomasleei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Tanyuromys |
Species: | T. thomasleei
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Binomial name | |
Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine and Hanson, 2018
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine & Hanson, 2018" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/145913378.
Wikidata ☰ Q60193379 entry