Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse
Species of rodent
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The cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys cinnameus), also called the "cinnamon-colored Thomasomys",[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes from north central Ecuador to southern Colombia, at elevations from 2,400 to 3,800 m (7,900 to 12,500 ft).[1] It has terrestrial habits, and has been found in cloud forest and mossy areas.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. gracilis.[3]
| Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. cinnameus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasomys cinnameus Anthony, 1924 | |
