Thomasomys bombycinus, Anthony, 1925

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 : 494

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6708505

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scientific name

Thomasomys bombycinus
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631. View Plate 28: Cricetidae

Silky Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys bombycinus View in CoL

French: Thomasomys soyeux / German: Seiden-Paramomaus / Spanish: Ratén de erial sedoso

Other common names: Silky Thomasomys

Taxonomy. Thomasomys bombycinus Anthony, 1925 View in CoL , Paramillo, Antioquia, Colombia; altitude 12,500 ft (= 3810 m).

Morphological differences exhibited by individuals attributed to 7. bombycinus suggest that it might be polytypic, but more taxonomic research is needed. Monotypic.

Distribution. W Andes Range in NW Colombia. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 112-130 mm, tail 133 mm, ear 20 mm, hindfoot 26-30 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Fur of the Silky Oldfield Mouse is long, soft, and silky. Dorsum varies between fuscous and clove-brown, sprinkled with black-tipped hair; sides are paler; ears are clove-brown; and hands and feet are pale brown. Venter is cinnamon-buff to tawny-olive, smoothly transitioned from darker color of flanks, not counter shaded. Mystacial vibrissae are moderately long, extending slightly beyond posterior margin of pinnae when bent. Tail is relatively short (99-124% of head-body length), drab above, somewhat lighter below, and thinly haired. Hindfoot is moderately short and narrow, without metatarsal patch.

Habitat. Probably moist montane habitats including forest and paramo at elevations of 2800-3800 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Silky Oldfield Mouse is nocturnal and terrestrial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Anthony (1925), Eisenberg (1989), Delgado, Gémez-Laverde & Pacheco (2008), Pacheco (2015b).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Thomasomys

Loc

Thomasomys bombycinus

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

Thomasomys bombycinus

Anthony 1925
1925
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