- Colombian Forest Mouse
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Colombian Forest Mouse
Temporal range: RecentConservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Tribe: Thomasomyini Genus: Chilomys
Thomas, 1897Species: C. instans Binomial name Chilomys instans
Thomas, 1895The Colombian Forest Mouse (Chilomys instans) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Chilomys. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Chilomys instans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Thomasomyini
- Mammals of Colombia
- Mammals of Ecuador
- Mammals of Venezuela
- Sigmodontinae stubs
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