The cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys cinnameus''), also called the "cinnamon-colored Thomasomys",
is a species of
rodent in the family
Cricetidae. It is present in the
Cordillera Oriental of the
Andes from north central
Ecuador to southern
Colombia
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, at elevations from .
It has terrestrial habits, and has been found in
cloud forest
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and mossy areas.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of ''
T. gracilis''.
References
Mammals of Ecuador
Mammals of Colombia
Thomasomys
Mammals described in 1924
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