Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 955 1189 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Thomasomys laniger Thomas 1895 Thomasomys laniger Thomas 1895 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 59 . Type Locality: Colombia , Cundinamarca Dept. , Bogotá Region , 8750 ft ( 2667 m ). Vernacular Names: Soft-furred Thomasomys . Synonyms: Thomasomys emeritus Thomas 1916 . Distribution: Andes of C Colombia and adjacent W Venezuela (see Linares, 1998 :Fig. 149). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Chromosomal, mensural, and ecological discrimination from T. niveipes in Colombia presented by Gómez-Laverde et al. (1997); karyotypic formula for Venezuelan populations reported by Aguilera et al. (2000) .