Cricetidae
Author
Don E. Wilson
Author
Russell A. Mittermeier
Author
Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
text
2017
2017-11-30
Lynx Edicions
Barcelona
Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II
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535
book chapter
80832
10.5281/zenodo.6707142
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978-84-16728-04-6
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Anderson’s Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys andersoni
French:
Thomasomys d/Anderson
/
German:
Anderson-Paramomaus
/
Spanish:
Raton de erial de Anderson
Other common names:
Anderson's Thomasomys
Taxonomy.
Thomasomys andersoni Salazar-Bravo & Yates, 2007
,
Corani hydroelectric plant,
Cochabamba
,
Bolivia
.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution.
E Andean slopes in WC Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba departments).
Descriptive notes.
Head-body 108-110 mm, tail 122-128 mm, ear 20-21 mm, hindfoot 22-26 mm; weight 35-38 g. Fur of Anderson’s Oldfield Mouse is soft, dense, and comparatively long (average 11 mm). Dorsum is dull brownish olive; venter is olive buff, with yellowish tinge and distinct yellow pectoral markings. Ears are comparatively large and blackish brown. Mystacial vibrissae are moderately long, extending slightly beyond posterior margin of pinnae when bent. Tail is slightly longer than head-body length (113-116%), with short terminal pencil 8-10 mm long. Hindfootis relatively short and broad, with dorsal chocolate-brown metatarsal patch that contrasts with white digits. Hallux is relatively short. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 44 and FN = 42.
Habitat.
Upper montane rainforest.
Food and Feeding.
No information.
Breeding.
No information.
Activity patterns.
Anderson’s Oldfield Mouse is probably arboreal; specimens in type series were recorded at ¢.2 m aboveground in a short tree at the bottom of a small ravine.
Movements, Home range and Social organization.
No information.
Status and Conservation.
Not assessed on The IUCN Red Lust.
Bibliography.
Pacheco (2003, 2015b), SalazarBravo & Yates (2007), Voss et al. (2001).