Thomasomys apeco Leo L. and Gardner 1993

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1179

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Thomasomys apeco Leo L. and Gardner 1993 View in CoL

Thomasomys apeco Leo L. and Gardner 1993 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 106: 417.

Type Locality: Perú, San Martín Dept., Parque Nacional Río Abiseo, ca. 25 km NE Pataz, Valle de Los Chochos, 3280 m.

Vernacular Names: Apeco Thomasomys.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality and vicinity, in upper montane forest, 3250-3380 m, NC Perú.

Discussion: The largest living thomasomyine as so far known; differentially compared with T. aureus and Megaoryzomys curioi , an extinct Pleistocene form from the Galapagos Isls.