Pichincha Oldfield mouse
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T. vulcani
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| Thomasomys vulcani (Thomas, 1898)
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The Pichincha oldfield mouse (Thomasomys vulcani) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is present in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of Ecuador, where its habitats include shrubby páramo and montane forest.[1] It is nocturnal and terrestrial.[1] The specific and common names are references to Pichincha Volcano, on whose slopes the species was discovered at an elevation of 3500 m.[1] The mouse is threatened by conversion of its limited habitat to agricultural use.[1] It has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with Aepeomys lugens.[1][2]
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