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Colombian forest mouse

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66: 270:, with a head-and-body length of 72 to 102 mm (2.8 to 4.0 in) and a tail length of 102 to 137 mm (4.0 to 5.4 in). The ears are medium-sized and clad in short hairs, and the body fur is woolly and short. The dorsal surface is dark grey to greyish-brown and the underparts are a similar colour. The hind feet are narrow, and the slender tail is clad with short hairs, and often has a white tip. There are three pairs of 41: 338:
Little is known of the behaviour. It seems to be nocturnal and lives on the ground where it creates runways among the mosses of the forest floor. Its diet includes insects, worms and plant material, and three new species of beetle have been identified from the stomach contents of this mouse in
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The Colombian forest mouse is native to South America. It occurs in mountainous areas of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, in humid forests at altitudes of between 1,000 and 3,700 m (3,300 and 12,100 ft).
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as being a valid species, and it may form part of a
747: 535: 286:Based on both molecular and morphological studies, 497:. University of Chicago Press. pp. 577–580. 357:International Union for Conservation of Nature 412:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4634A22335661.en 8: 494:Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents 523: 290:is believed to be most closely related to 39: 20: 410: 218:. Some authorities consider it to be the 483: 481: 479: 372: 266:in size and appearance. Both are small 7: 359:has rated this species as being of " 827:IUCN Red List least concern species 398:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 387:Aguilera, M.; Tirira, D.G. (2016). 14: 64: 452:Johns Hopkins University Press 1: 862:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas 878: 436:; Carleton, M. D. (2005). 857:Mammals described in 1895 183: 176: 61:Scientific classification 59: 37: 28: 23: 444:; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 325:Distribution and habitat 341:woodland Oldfield mouse 24:Colombian forest mouse 438:"Superfamily Muroidea" 231:, while others accept 202:Colombian forest mouse 345:Thomasomys hylophilus 339:Colombia. The larger 852:Mammals of the Andes 847:Mammals of Venezuela 405:: e.T4634A22335661. 347:) shares its range. 837:Mammals of Colombia 262:is very similar to 31:Conservation status 842:Mammals of Ecuador 210:) is a species of 814: 813: 732:Open Tree of Life 529:Taxon identifiers 504:978-0-226-16957-6 461:978-0-8018-8221-0 239:. 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Sigmodontinae
Chilomys
Thomas
Binomial name
rodent
Cricetidae
only species
genus
species complex
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
sigmodontines
mammary glands
morphology
thomasomyine
sigmodontines
Aepeomys
Rhagomys

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