Melanomys caliginosus (Tomes 1860)

[Melanomys] caliginosus (Tomes 1860), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860: 263.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Esmeraldas Prov., Esmeraldas.

Vernacular Names: Dusky Melanomys.

Synonyms: Melanomys affinis (J. A. Allen 1912); Melanomys buenavistae J. A. Allen 1913; Melanomys chrysomelas (J. A. Allen 1897); Melanomys columbianus (J. A. Allen 1899); Melanomys idoneus (Goldman 1912); Melanomys lomitensis J. A. Allen 1913; Melanomys monticola (J. A. Allen 1912); Melanomys obscurior (Thomas 1894); Melanomys olivinus (Thomas 1902); Melanomys oroensis J. A. Allen 1913; Melanomys phaeopus (Thomas 1894); Melanomys tolimensis J. A. Allen 1913; Melanomys vallicola J. A. Allen 1913 .

Distribution: Central American lowlands from easternmost Honduras through Panamá; in South America, N and W Colombia, including the Chocó (see Cadena et al., 1998), to SW Ecuador and NW Venezuela.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Chromosomal complement described by Gardner and Patton (1976).