Biology:Thomas Lee's rice water rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Thomas Lee's rice water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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, 2019
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Thomas Lee's rice water rat (Tanyuromys thomasleei) is a rodent species belonging to the family Cricetidae.It is native exclusively to Ecuador and inhabits middle-elevation forests on the Pacific-facing slopes of the Andes.This species is found in both undisturbed and disturbed forest environments. While similar in appearance to T. aphrastus, Thomas Lee's rice water rat can be distinguished by certain cranial and genetic characteristics.[1][2][3]
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.
- ↑ "Explore the Database". https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1002672.
Wikidata ☰ Q60193379 entry
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