''Brachyuromys'' 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 ...

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

Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are N ...

. It contains the following species: * Betsileo short-tailed rat (''Brachyuromys betsileoensis'') * Gregarious short-tailed rat (''Brachyuromys ramirohitra'')

References

Endemic fauna of Madagascar Mammals of Madagascar Taxa named by Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major Rodent genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub