Thomasomys silvestris Anthony 1924

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1184

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scientific name	Thomasomys silvestris Anthony 1924
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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).