Tomes's Rice Rat is an Andean rodent found in southern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It has grizzled ochre-to-orange fur on the back and pale fur on the throat and belly.
The dorsal fur is grizzled orange-buff or ochre, while the throat and belly are white to yellowish. The tail is reported to be longer than the head and body.
It occurs in mountain cloud and elfin forests and is found around logs, roots, and leaf debris. The specialist account describes it as probably omnivorous.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.