Popayán Oldfield mouse

Popayán Oldfield mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Thomasomys
Species:	T. popayanus
Binomial name
Thomasomys popayanus J.A. Allen, 1912

The Popayán Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys popayanus), also called the "Popayán thomasomys",^[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Andes of southwestern and central western Colombia, at elevations from 1800 to 3200 m.^[1] It has been found in páramo, montane forest, and secondary forest.^[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. aureus.^[3] T. nicefori (Thomas, 1921), presently considered a synonym, will likely be raised to the status of a separate species.^[1] The specific name comes from the Colombian city of Popayán.

References

1. Pacheco, V.; Delgado, C. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Thomasomys popayanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96800866A123795681. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1183. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Voss, R. S. (2003-12-09). "A New Species of Thomasomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Eastern Ecuador, with Remarks on Mammalian Diversity and Biogeography in the Cordillera Oriental" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3421). American Museum of Natural History: 1–47. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)421<0001:ANSOTR>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 62795333. Retrieved 2009-08-07.