Colombian Forest Mouse
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| Colombian Forest Mouse Fossil range: Recent |
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| Chilomys instans Thomas, 1895 |
The Colombian Forest Mouse (Chilomys instans) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Chilomys. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Chilomys instans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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