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Apeco Thomasomys

Thomasomys apeco

Classification

The Apeco Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys apeco) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from a single locality in north central Peru, which includes Rio Abiseo National Park, where it was found in cloud forest at an elevation of 3300 m. The species name comes from the acronym for the Asociacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru