Table 2 in A new species of Andean mouse of the genus Thomasomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from the eastern Andes of Ecuador

Table 2. Selected morphological differences with species that could be confused with Thomasomys burneoi sp. nov., compiled from Pacheco (2015), Brito et al. (2021), and our own observations.
T. burneoiT. pardignasiT. aureus ssT. auricularisHead and body length between 167-184 mmHead and body length between 137-145 mmHead and body length between 120-173 mmHead and body length between 138-155 mmTail ~ 119-136 % head-body lengthTail ~ 152 % head-body lengthTail ~ 125-141 % head-body lengthTail ~ 122-134 % head-body lengthTail with 12-13 rows of scales per cm on the axisTail with 12 rows of scales per cm on the axisTail with 16 rows of scales per cm on the axisTail with 12 rows of scales per cm on the axisGenal 1 vibrissae presentGenal 1 and 2 vibrissae presentGenal 1 vibrissae presentGenal 1 vibrissae presentPostauricular patch presentPostauricular patch absentPostauricular patch absentOchraceous postauricular patch presentBody mass> 100 gr.Body mass <100 gr.Body mass <100 gr.Body mass <100 gr.Upper maxillary row 7.72-8.30 mmUpper maxillary row 6.4-6.6 mmUpper maxillary row 6.90-7.42 mmUpper maxillary row 6.6-7.4 mmWide and robust presphenoidWide and robust presphenoidNarrow presphenoidNarrow presphenoidAuditory bullae small and inflatedAuditory bullae small and uninflatedAuditory bullae small and uninflatedAuditory bullae large and inflatedEustachian tube short and wideEustachian tube long and narrowEustachian tube long and wideEustachian tube short and narrowModerately developed etmoturbinalsUndeveloped etmoturbinalsModerately developed etmoturbinalsModerately developed etmoturbinalsAdditional anterior edge on procingulum of M1 presentAdditional anterior edge on procingulum of M1 absentAdditional anterior edge on procingulum of M1 absentAdditional anterior edge on procingulum of M1 presentM1 with deep anteroflexusM1 with shallow anteroflexusM1 with deep anteroflexusM1 with deep anteroflexusM1 with narrow anterolophM1 with wide anterolophM1 with wide anterolophM1 with wide anterolophM1-M2 with narrow mesolophM1-M2 with wide mesolophM1-M2 with wide mesolophM1-M2 with wide mesolophM3 with distintive mesolophM3 with indistinct mesolophM3 with indistinct mesolophM3 with indistinct mesolophm1 with distintive anterolophidm1 with indistinct anterolophidm1 with indistinct anterolophidm1 with distintive anterolophidEctolophid present in m1Ectolophid present in m1 and m2Ectolophid absentEctolophid absentm1-m2 with ectostylidm1-m2 lack ectostylidm1-m2 with ectostylidm1-m2 with ectostylidm2-m3 with wide hypoflexidm2-m3 with narrow hypoflexidm2-m3 with narrow hypoflexidm2-m3 with narrow hypoflexidm3 equals m2m3 slightly shorter than m2m3 is longer than m2m3 equals m2