Thomas Lee's rice water rat (Tanyuromys thomasleei) is a rodent species belonging to the family Cricetidae.It is native exclusively to Ecuador and inhabits middle-elevation forests on the Pacific-facing slopes of the Andes.This species is found in both undisturbed and disturbed forest environments. While similar in appearance to T. aphrastus, Thomas Lee's rice water rat can be distinguished by certain cranial and genetic characteristics.[1][2][3]
| Thomas Lee's rice water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Tanyuromys |
| Species: | T. thomasleei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanyuromys thomasleei | |
References edit
- ^ Hanson, J. Delton; Pine, Ronald H.; Timm, Robert M. (2018-06-01). "A new species of Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012 (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini), with comments on relationships within the Oryzomyini". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (3): 608–623. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyy042. ISSN 0022-2372.
- ^ "Tanyuromys thomasleei Timm, Pine & Hanson, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
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