''Auliscomys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
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 over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Bolivian big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys boliviensis'')
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Painted big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys pictus'')
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Andean big-eared mouse (''Auliscomys sublimis'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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