''Thomasomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...
,
named after British zoologist
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.
Career
Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appoin ...
.
Nuclear DNA
Nuclear DNA (nDNA), or nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid, is the DNA contained within each cell nucleus of a eukaryotic organism. It encodes for the majority of the genome in eukaryotes, with mitochondrial DNA and plastid DNA coding for the rest. It ...
sequence analysis has indicated that it is a
sister taxon
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
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to ''
Rhagomys''.
It contains the following species:
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Anderson's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys andersoni'')
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Antonio Brack's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys antoniobracki'')
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Apeco Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys apeco'')
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Golden Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys aureus'')
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Beady-eyed mouse (''Thomasomys baeops'')
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Silky Oldfield mouse
The silky Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys bombycinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found only in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions ...
(''Thomasomys bombycinus'')
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Burneo’s Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys burneoi'')
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White-tipped Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys caudivarius'')
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Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys cinereiventer'')
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Ash-colored Oldfield mouse
The ash-colored Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys cinereus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in Ecuador and Peru
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(''Thomasomys cinereus'')
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Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys cinnameus'')
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Daphne's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys daphne'')
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Peruvian Oldfield mouse
The Peruvian Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys eleusis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.
References
*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Spec ...
(''Thomasomys eleusis'')
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Wandering Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys erro'')
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Slender Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys gracilis'')
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Hudson's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys hudsoni'')
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Woodland Oldfield mouse
The woodland Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys hylophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in Colombia and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Boli ...
(''Thomasomys hylophilus'')
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Inca Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys incanus'')
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Strong-tailed Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys ischyrus'')
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Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse
Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys kalinowskii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found only in Peru.
References
*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal ...
(''Thomasomys kalinowskii'')
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Ladew's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys ladewi'')
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Soft-furred Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys laniger'')
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Large-eared Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys macrotis'')
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Unicolored Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys monochromos'')
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Snow-footed Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys niveipes'')
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Distinguished Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys notatus'')
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Ashaninka Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys onkiro'')
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Montane Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys oreas'')
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Paramo Oldfield mouse
The paramo Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys paramorum'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuado ...
(''Thomasomys paramorum'')
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Pardiñas’ Andean mouse (''Thomasomys pardignasi'')
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Popayán Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys popayanus'')
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Cajamarca Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys praetor'')
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Thomas's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys pyrrhonotus'')
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Rhoads's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys rhoadsi'')
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Rosalinda's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys rosalinda'')
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Forest Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys silvestris'')
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Taczanowski's Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys taczanowskii'')
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Ucucha Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys ucucha'')
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Dressy Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys vestitus'')
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Pichincha Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys vulcani'')
See also
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Peromyscus polionotus
The oldfield mouse or beach mouse (''Peromyscus polionotus''), is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Cricetidae and primarily eats seeds. It lives in holes throughout the Southeastern United States in beaches and sandy fields. Predators ...
'', a North American cricetid species also called an "oldfield mouse".
References
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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