Chilomys fumeus
Osgood, 1912
Smoky Forest Mouse
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4377
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Thomasomyini |
| Genus | : Chilomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Osgood, W.H. 1912-01-10. Mammals from western Venezuela and eastern Colombia. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(5):33-66.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2653131Original name as described
Chilomys fumeus
Other common names
Smoky Chilomys
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:18690
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Paramo de Tama, head of Tachira River, Santander [= Norte de Santander], Colombia. Alt. 6, 000–7, 000 ft. [= 1829–2134 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela
Taxonomy notes
split from C. instans
Taxonomy notes citation
Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. 2015. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1290 pp. a#27628
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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