Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002

Thomasomys onkiro Luna and Pacheco 2002, J. Mammal., 83: 835.

Type Locality: Perú, Cuzco Dept., La Convención Prov., Vilcabamba Cordillera, between the Ene and Urubamba Rivers, 325 km NW Cuzco, 3350 m; 11º39′36″S, 73º40′02″W.

Vernacular Names: Ashaninka Thomasomys.

Distribution: Known only from elfin forest at the type locality, S Peru.

Discussion: A medium-sized species differentially compared with T. caudivarius and T. silvestris and morphologically most similar to the latter; presumed to be a relict restricted to the Cordillera Vilcabamba (Luna and Pacheco, 2002).