Thomasomys niveipes Thomas 1896

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1182

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scientific name	Thomasomys niveipes Thomas 1896
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Thomasomys niveipes Thomas 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 305.

Type Locality: Colombia, Cundinamarca Dept., La Hoya del Barro (spelling corrected per Gómez-Laverde et al., 1997).

Vernacular Names: White-footed Thomasomys.

Distribution: Depts. Boyacá and Cundinamarca, above 2900 m, C Colombia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included as a subspecies of T. laniger by Cabrera (1961) but returned to species status by Musser and Carleton (1993) based on their own specimen comparisons. Sympatry with and chromosomal (2n = 24, FN = 42), mensural, and ecological discrimination from T. laniger (2n = 40, FN = 40) documented by Gómez-Laverde et al. (1997), who provided additional information on the location and habitat of the type locality.