Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1183

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11326132
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0CC58908-2C27-F59C-0EFD-E86510490D7D
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002
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Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002 View in CoL

Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002 View in CoL , J. Mammal., 83: 835.

Type Locality: Perú, Cuzco Dept., La Convención Prov., Vilcabamba Cordillera, between the Ene and Urubamba Rivers, 325 km NW Cuzco, 3350 m; 11º39′36″S, 73º40′02″W. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Ashaninka Thomasomys.

Distribution: Known only from elfin forest at the type locality, S Peru.

Discussion: A medium-sized species differentially compared with T. caudivarius and T. silvestris and morphologically most similar to the latter; presumed to be a relict restricted to the Cordillera Vilcabamba ( Luna and Pacheco, 2002).