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Hudson's Oldfield mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Thomasomys

Higher classification
  
Thomasomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Thomasomys hudsoni

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Thomasomys, Rodent, Mammal, Cricetidae

Hudson's Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys hudsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from the Andes in southern Ecuador, where it has been found at an elevation of 3100 m. It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. gracilis. It is named after American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood.

References

Hudson's Oldfield mouse Wikipedia