Thomasomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae,[1] named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Nuclear DNA sequence analysis has indicated that it is a sister taxon to Rhagomys.[2] It contains the following species:

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References

  1. ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ D'Elía, G.; Luna, L.; González, E. M.; Patterson, B. D. (February 2006). "On the Sigmodontinae radiation (Rodentia, Cricetidae): An appraisal of the phylogenetic position of Rhagomys". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38 (2). Elsevier: 558–564. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.08.011. PMID 16213166.
  3. ^ Anthony, H. E. (Harold Elmer); Ecuador (1920-1924), Anthony-Tate Expeditions to (1923). "Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 3". American Museum Novitates. 55.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c Pacheco, Víctor Raul; Ruelas, Dennisse (2023-06-21). "Systematic revision of Thomasomys cinereus (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from northern Peru and southern Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 461: 1–72. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.461.1.1.