Apeco Oldfield mouse

The Apeco Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys apeco) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] It is known only from a single locality in north central Peru, which includes Rio Abiseo National Park, where it was found in cloud forest at an elevation of 3300 m.^[1] The species name comes from the acronym for the Asociacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza.^[3] It is among the largest members of the genus.^[2]

Apeco Oldfield mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Thomasomys
Species:	T. apeco
Binomial name
Thomasomys apeco Leo & Gardner, 1993