Thomas Lee's rice water rat
Thomas Lee's rice water rat (Tanyuromys thomasleei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is found in middle-elevation forests on Pacific-facing Andean slopes. It is known from both intact and disturbed forests. It closely resembles T. aphrastus but has a few cranial and genetic differences.[1][2][3]
| Thomas Lee's rice water rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- 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.
- "Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine & Hanson, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
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