Subspecies and Distribution. C.f.fuliginosusTomes,1863—higherforestedandparamoelevationsoftheAndesinN&CEcuador. C.f.centralisBublitz,1987—forestsandparamosoftheW,C&ErangesoftheAndesinColombiaandextremeSWVenezuela(Tachira). C. f. obscurus Thomas, 1895 — apparently restricted to the vicinity of Bogota. in Caenolestidae

Subspecies and Distribution. C.f.fuliginosusTomes,1863—higherforestedandparamoelevationsoftheAndesinN&CEcuador. C.f.centralisBublitz,1987—forestsandparamosoftheW,C&ErangesoftheAndesinColombiaandextremeSWVenezuela(Tachira). C. f. obscurus Thomas, 1895 — apparently restricted to the vicinity of Bogota.Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2015, Caenolestidae, pp. 188-197 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 5 Monotremes and Marsupials, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 195, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.658840