Popayán Oldfield mouse

The Popayán Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys popayanus), also called the "Popayán thomasomys",^[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is present in the Andes of southwestern and central western Colombia, at elevations from 1800 to 3200 m.^[1] It has been found in páramo, montane forest, and secondary forest.^[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. aureus.^[3] T. nicefori (Thomas, 1921), presently considered a synonym, will likely be raised to the status of a separate species.^[1] The specific name comes from the Colombian city of Popayán.

Popayán Oldfield mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Thomasomys
Species:	T. popayanus
Binomial name
Thomasomys popayanus J.A. Allen, 1912