Thomasomys, Coues, 1884

Pacheco, Víctor & Ruelas, Dennisse, 2023, Systematic Revision Of Thomasomys Cinereus (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) From Northern Peru And Southern Ecuador, With Descriptions Of Three New Species, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2023 (461), pp. 1-73 : 21

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.461.1.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8109678

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039FC839-CC70-FFAD-FF22-FB1BAA39586A

treatment provided by

Felipe (2023-07-03 14:27:47, last updated 2024-03-18 16:07:38)

scientific name

Thomasomys
status

 

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FIGURE 6. Living specimens of Thomasomys. A, T . cinereus (subsequently released) from La Libertad, El Fundo, Río Chuyuhual. B, T . lojapiuranus (MEPN 12549) from southern Loja, Ecuador. C, T . shallqukucha (MUSM 46882) from Lambayeque, Kañaris, Geomarca. D, T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 40358) from Cajamarca, La Granja, Quebrada Agua de la Montaña. Photos taken by Víctor Pacheco, except T . lojapiuranus that was taken by Pablo Moreno.

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FIGURE 7. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of the cranium and mandible of Thomasomys cinereus (MUSM 46716), an adult female from Parque Nacional Cutervo, 100 m over Tragadero, San Andres district, Cutervo province, Cajamarca department, Peru. Scale bar = 10 mm.

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FIGURE 8. Dorsal pelage of species of Thomasomys from northern Peru and southern Ecuador. From left to right: T . cinereus (MUSM 46716), T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758), T . shallqukucha (MUSM 47230), and T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 40973).

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FIGURE 9. Ventral pelage of species of Thomasomys from northern Peru and southern Ecuador. From left to right: T . cinereus (MUSM 46716), T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758), T . shallqukucha (MUSM 47230), and T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 40973).

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FIGURE 10. Left feet of adult specimens of Thomasomys species treated in this report: A, T . cinereus (MUSM 38493); B, T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758); C, T . shallqukucha (MUSM 46882); D, T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 40965). Abbreviations: t, thenar; h, hypothenar.

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FIGURE 11. Dorsal and ventral views of adult crania of Thomasomys species treated in this report: A, E, T . cinereus (MUSM 46716); B, F, T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758); C, G, T . shallqukucha (MUSM 46874); D, H, T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 39527). Scale bar = 10 mm.

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FIGURE 12. Lateral views of adult crania and mandibles of Thomasomys species treated in this report:A, T . cinereus (MUSM 46 716); B, T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758); C, T . shallqukucha (MUSM 46874); D, T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 39527). Scale bar = 10 mm.

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FIGURE 13. Dorsal view of the skull of adult male crania showing the zygomatic notch area. From left to right: Thomasomys cinereus (MUSM 46716), T . lojapiuranus (MUSM 23758), T . shallqukucha (MUSM 46874), and T . pagaibambensis (MUSM 39527). Abbreviation: zn, zygomatic notch.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae