Thomasomys vulcani Thomas 1898

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 : 1184

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11325844
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/43B5CDB1-24CF-DF5D-F864-677F4DBB76F4
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scientific name	Thomasomys vulcani Thomas 1898
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Thomasomys vulcani Thomas 1898 View in CoL

Thomasomys vulcani Thomas 1898 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 1: 452.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Pichincha Prov., Mt Pichincha, 12,000 ft (3658 m).

Vernacular Names: Pichincha Thomasomys.

Distribution: Ecuadoran Andes, range uncertain.

Discussion: Described as a species of Aepeomys and thereafter classified as a subspecies or synonym of lugens , whether listed under Aepeomys ( Musser and Carleton, 1993) or Thomasomys (Cabrera, 1961) . Pacheco (in Voss et al., 2002) considered vulcani to be a form of Thomasomys proper, its status and relationships yet to be resolved.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae
SubFamily	Sigmodontinae
Genus	Thomasomys

Thomasomys vulcani Thomas 1898

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Thomas 1898: 452

1898

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