Calomys sorellus Thomas 1900

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 : 1108

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scientific name	Calomys sorellus Thomas 1900
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Calomys sorellus Thomas 1900 View in CoL

Calomys sorellus Thomas 1900 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 6: 297.

Type Locality: Perú, Libertad Dept., 8 mi (13 km) S Huamachuco, 3500 m.

Vernacular Names: Peruvian Laucha.

Synonyms: Calomys frida (Thomas 1917) ; Calomys miurus (Thomas 1926) .

Distribution: Peruvian Andes, above 2000 m, from Libertad to Puno Depts.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Classified as a subspecies of C. lepidus (Cabrera, 1961) ; discrimination from and sympatry with C. lepidus documented by Hershkovitz (1962), who relegated frida and miurus to synonymy under C. sorellus (also see Pearson and Patton, 1976).