Thomasomys popayanus J. A. Allen 1912

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

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scientific name	Thomasomys popayanus J. A. Allen 1912
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Thomasomys popayanus J. A. Allen 1912 View in CoL

Thomasomys popayanus J. A. Allen 1912 View in CoL , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 31: 81.

Type Locality: Colombia, Cauca Dept., Cordillera Occidental, 40 mi ( 64 km)W Popayán, 10,340 ft ( 3152 m).

Vernacular Names: Popayan Thomasomys.

Synonyms: Thomasomys nicefori Thomas 1921 .

Distribution: Andes of W and C Colombia.

Discussion: Reduced to a subspecies of T. aureus by Ellerman (1941), a synonymy repeated by others (Cabrera, 1961; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Species stature, provisionally including nicefori , argued by Voss (2003).