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''Euneomys'' is a genus of
rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...
. It contains the following species: *
Patagonian chinchilla mouse The Patagonian chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys chinchilloides'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was first described by George Robert Waterhouse in 1839. It is found in Tierra del Fuego and neighboring areas of southernmost Argen ...
(''Euneomys chinchilloides'') *
Burrowing chinchilla mouse The burrowing chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys fossor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Salta Province, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a co ...
(''Euneomys fossor'') * Biting chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys mordax'') * Peterson's chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys petersoni'')


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Rodent genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sigmodontinae-stub