Apeco Oldfield mouse

Apeco oldfield mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Thomasomys
Species: T. apeco
Binomial name
Thomasomys apeco
Leo & Gardner, 1993

The Apeco oldfield mouse (Thomasomys apeco) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from a single locality in north central Peru, which includes Rio Abiseo National Park, where it was found in cloud forest at an elevation of 3300 m.[1] The species name comes from the acronym for the Asociacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza.[3] It is among the largest members of the genus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pacheco, V. & Vargas, J. (2008). "Thomasomys apeco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. Isaak, Mark (2014-03-20). "Etymology: Acronyms". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
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