Antonio Brack's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys antoniobracki'') is a species of
sigmodontine
The rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae includes New World rats and mice, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the Neotominae and Tylomyinae as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the species c ...
rodent in the family
Cricetidae known from
Peru. The species is named after Peruvian ecologist
Antonio Brack Egg
Antonio José Brack Egg (3 June 1940 – 30 December 2014) was an agronomist engineer, an ecologist, and researcher. He was the first Peruvian Minister of the Environment. He is a national and international authority on issues pertaining to bio ...
.
See also
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List of mammals of Peru
References
Thomasomys
Endemic fauna of Peru
Mammals of Peru
Mammals described in 2021
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