Thalpomys
Thalpomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Akodontini of family Cricetidae.[1] Two species are known, both found in the cerrado tropical savanna ecoregion of central Brazil. They are as follows:
- Cerrado mouse (Thalpomys cerradensis)
- Hairy-eared cerrado mouse (Thalpomys lasiotis)
Thalpomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Akodontini |
Genus: | Thalpomys Thomas, 1916 |
Type species | |
Thalpomys lasiotis Thomas, 1916 | |
Species | |
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1178–1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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