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--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
--> GENUS Rheomys
SPECIES Rheomys thomasi
Author: | Dickey, 1928. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 41: 11. | Common Name: | Thomas’ Ichthyomyine | Type Locality: | El Salvador, San Miguel Dept., Finca San Felipe, Cerro Cacaguatique, 3500 ft (1067 m). | Distribution: | Highlands of S México (Chiapas), Guatemala, and El Salvador. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Of two named subspecies, Voss (1988) retained stirtoni as valid in addition to the nominate form. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
chiapensis Hooper, 1947 stirtoni Dickey, 1928
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