Thomasomys praetor Thomas 1900

Thomasomys praetor Thomas 1900, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 5: 354.

Type Locality: Perú, Cajamarca Dept., páramo between Cajamarca and San Pablo, 4000 m.

Vernacular Names: Cajamarca Thomasomys.

Distribution: NW Perú; limits uncertain.

Discussion: Another of the large Thomasomys relegated to a subspecies of T. aureus by Cabrera (1961). Morphological contrasts sketched by Voss (2003), who acknowledged T. praetor as species.