Thomasomys silvestris Anthony 1924

Thomasomys silvestris Anthony 1924, Am. Mus . Novit., 114: 2.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Pichincha Prov., Santo Domingo trail on western slope of Mt Corazón, Las Máquinas, 7000 ft (2134 m).

Vernacular Names: Sylvan Thomasomys.

Distribution: Andes of NC Ecuador (Pichincha Prov.).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Relegated to a subspecies of T. ischyrus by Cabrera (1961), but explicitly distinguished from that form by Anthony (1924); accepted as a valid species by Tirira (1999), Luna and Pacheco (2002), and Voss (2003).