Thomasomys ladewi, Anthony, 1926

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 502

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727587

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF71-20B8-0851-16F80E01F864

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scientific name

Thomasomys ladewi
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665. View Plate 28: Cricetidae

Ladew’s Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys ladewi View in CoL

French: Thomasomys de Ladew / German: Ladew-Paramomaus / Spanish: Ratén de erial de Ladew

Other common names: Ladew’s Thomasomys

Taxonomy. 7 Thomasomys ladewi Anthony, 1926 View in CoL , “Rio Aceramarca, northeast of La Paz, Bolivia, altitude 10,800 feet [= 3292 ml.” This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Restricted region in La Paz Department, NW Bolivia. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 120-138 mm, tail 158 mm, ear 20-23 mm, hindfoot 28-33 mm; weight 42-64 g. Fur of Ladew’s Oldfield Mouse is soft, lax, and long. Dorsal and ventral pelage is plumbeous butis tipped sooty black, fuscous, and brown on back; cheeks, sides, and lower rump are darker than mid-back; underparts are pale smoke gray to drab gray; pectoral area is darker than rest of underparts; and hands,feet, and tail (above and below) are grayish brown. Mystacial vibrissae are moderately long, extending slightly past posterior margins of pinnae when bent. Hallux is moderately long, with claw not extending more than about one-halfthe length offirst phalanx of second digit. Tail is longer than head-body length (107-132%), with very dispersed hair, and terminates in white tip.

Habitat. Rocky and wooded hillsides in montane forests at elevations of 2360-3300 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Ladew’s Oldfield Mouse is widely distributed, presumably has a large overall population, and is unlikely to be declining enough to be listed in a threatened category.

Bibliography. Anderson (1997), Anthony (1926a), Eisenberg & Redford (1999), Pacheco (2003, 2015b), Pacheco et al. (2009).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Thomasomys

Loc

Thomasomys ladewi

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Thomasomys ladewi

Anthony 1926
1926
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