Burneo’s Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys burneoi) is a species of sigmodontine rodent in the family Cricetidae known from Sangay National Park in the eastern Andes, central Ecuador. The species is named after Ecuadorian mammalogist Santiago F. Burneo.[1]
| Burneo’s Oldfield mouse | |
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| Adult female before she was collected on 6 October 2016 (MECN 5259) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Thomasomys |
| Species: | T. burneoi
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| Thomasomys burneoi Lee, Tinoco & Brito, 2022[1]
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See also edit
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References edit
- ^ a b Lee, T.E. Jr.; Tinoco, N.; Brito, J. (2022). "A new species of Andean mouse of the genus Thomasomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from the eastern Andes of Ecuador". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 219–233. doi:10.3897/vz.72.e78219. S2CID 249074747.