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Forest Small Rice Rat
''Microryzomys minutus'', also known as the montane colilargo or the forest small rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Microryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, but these populations may represent more than one species. Description The montane colilargo is an ochraceous-tawny colour with very little contrast between the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The tail is unicoloured and is at least long in the adult animal. The upper surfaces of the feet have dark markings, and the hind feet are relatively wide, with large metatarsal pads. The skull is narrower, shorter and less robust than that of the closely related ''Microryzomys altissimus'', and all these characteristics help to distinguish between the two species. The karyotype is characterized as 2n=58. Distribution and habitat The species is native to the South American Andes where it is mostly present at altitudes of between , but exceptionally between . Its ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fisher Tomes
Robert Fisher Tomes (4 August 1823 – 10 July 1904) was an English farmer and zoologist. Biography Tomes was born in Weston-on-Avon and farmed at Welford, Gloucestershire. He was a specialist in bats, describing a number of new species. His writings included the sections on insectivora and Chiroptera in the second edition of Thomas Bell's ''History of Quadrupeds''. His interest in ornithology waned, and he resigned from the British Ornithologists Union in 1866. His contributions to the two Victoria County Histories were his only significant ornithological works.The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland, 1875-1900, Simon Holloway, T & A D Poyser T. & A. D. Poyser began as a British publisher, founded by Trevor and Anna Poyser in 1973, to specialise in ornithology books. It was located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and later in Calton, Staffordshire. T. & A. D. Poyser often worked in co ..., 1996 Tomes is buried at South Littleton, Worcestershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |