Caenolestes obscurus Thomas, 1895 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16:367.

TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, Cundinamarca, Estancia La Selva (Bogota) .

DISTRIBUTION: Andean Colombia; adjacent extreme W. Venezuela.

COMMENT: Probably conspecific with fuliginosus; see Kirsch and Calaby, 1977:19.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301402005001004001.