The Woodland Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys hylophilus) is a rare species of rodent found in forests of South America.
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HerbivoreA herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example, foliage, for the main component of its die...
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GranivoreSeed predation, often referred to as granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which granivores (seed predators) feed on the seeds of pla...
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FrugivoreA frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, shoots, nuts, and seeds. Approx...
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starts withWoodland Oldfield mice are tawny olive in color mixed with blackish. Their sides and faces are brown to tawny olive and underparts are cinnamon. Forefeet are silvery gray, and forelimbs are blackish. The tail of these rodents is blackish and has a white tip.
Woodland Oldfield mice are found in Colombia and Venezuela. They live in tropical wet forests, montane forests, cloud forests, and dense forests on the upper slopes of the páramo.
Woodland Oldfield mice are terrestrial but are also good climbers. They live on their own and are active during the nighttime hours. During the day they hide among tree roots, in debris, under logs, in bamboo thickets, or in other thick growths of shrubs.
Woodland Oldfield mice are herbivores (granivores, frugivores) and eat seeds and fruits.
Little is known about the mating system and reproductive behavior of Woodland Oldfield mice.
The main threats to this species include deforestation of native habitat and expansion of agriculture.
The IUCN Red List and other sources don’t provide the number of the Woodland Oldfield mouse total population size. Currently, this species is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List, and its numbers today are decreasing.
