Thomas Lee's rice water rat

Thomas Lee's rice water rat (Tanyuromys thomasleei) is a rodent species belonging to the family Cricetidae.It is native exclusively to Ecuador and inhabits middle-elevation forests on the Pacific-facing slopes of the Andes.This species is found in both undisturbed and disturbed forest environments. While similar in appearance to T. aphrastus, Thomas Lee's rice water rat can be distinguished by certain cranial and genetic characteristics.[1][2][3]

Thomas Lee's rice water rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Tanyuromys
Species:
T. thomasleei
Binomial name
Tanyuromys thomasleei
Timm, Pine and Hanson, 2019

References

  1. Hanson, J. Delton; Pine, Ronald H.; Timm, Robert M. (2018-06-01). "A new species of Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012 (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini), with comments on relationships within the Oryzomyini". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (3): 608–623. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyy042. ISSN 0022-2372.
  2. "Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine & Hanson, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.


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