The

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 ...

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Sigmodontinae includes New World

rat Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...

s and

mice A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the

Neotominae The Neotominae are a subfamily of the family Cricetidae. They consist of four tribes, 16 genera, and many species of New World rats and mice, predominantly found in North America. Among them are the well-known deer mice, packrats, and grasshopp ...

and

Tylomyinae The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae. Many authorities place all th ...

as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the species count numbers at least 508. Their distribution includes much of the

New World The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...

, but the genera are predominantly

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

n, such as brucies. They invaded South America from Central America as part of the

Great American Interchange The Great American Biotic Interchange (commonly abbreviated as GABI), also known as the Great American Interchange and the Great American Faunal Interchange, was an important late Cenozoic paleozoogeographic biotic interchange event in which land ...

near the end of the Miocene, about 5 million years ago. Sigmodontines proceeded to diversify explosively in the formerly isolated continent. They inhabit many of the same

ecological niche In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition. Three variants of ecological niche are described by It describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of Resource (biology), resources an ...

s that the

Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

occupy in the

Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...

. The "Thomasomyini" from the Atlantic Forest of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

are generally thought to be not especially related to the "real" Thomasomyini from the northern

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

and the

Amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin ...

. The genera '' Wiedomys'' and '' Sigmodon'' are generally placed in their own tribe, and the "phyllotines" '' Irenomys'', '' Punomys'', ''

Euneomys ''Euneomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Patagonian chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys chinchilloides'') * Burrowing chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys fossor'') * Biting chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys m ...

'', and '' Reithrodon'' are considered ''incertae sedis''. The name "Sigmodontinae" is based on the name of the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

, ''Sigmodon''. This name in turn derives from the Greek roots for "S-tooth" ('' -'' for "S" and ''odont-'' for "tooth", as in orth''odont''ist) for the characteristic of the molars having an S-shape when viewed from above.

Species

The Sigmodontinae are divided into a number of tribes and genera: * Sigmodontalia **Tribe Sigmodontini ***Genus '' Prosigmodon'' **** ''Prosigmodon chihuahuensis'' **** ''Prosigmodon ferrusquiai'' **** ''Prosigmodon holocuspis'' **** ''Prosigmodon oroscoi'' **** ''Prosigmodon tecolotum'' ***Genus '' Sigmodon'' - cotton rats ****Subgenus '' Sigmodon'' *****''Sigmodon hispidus'' species group ******

Allen's cotton rat Allen's cotton rat (''Sigmodon alleni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to western Mexico, where its distribution extends from Sinaloa to Oaxaca. The formerly recognized '' S. planifrons'' and '' S. vulcani'' are n ...

, ''Sigmodon alleni'' ****** Arizona cotton rat, ''Sigmodon arizonae'' ****** Southern cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hirsutus'' ******

Hispid cotton rat The hispid cotton rat (''Sigmodon hispidus'') is a rat long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this ...

, ''Sigmodon hispidus'' ****** Jaliscan cotton rat, ''Sigmodon mascotensis'' ****** Yellow-nosed cotton rat, ''Sigmodon ochrognathus'' ******

Miahuatlán cotton rat The Miahuatlán cotton rat (''Sigmodon planifrons'') was formerly considered a rodent species in the Family (biology), family Cricetidae. It is found only on the Pacific slope of the Sierra de Miahuatlán in the Mexico, Mexican state of Oaxaca, ...

, ''Sigmodon planifrons'' ****** Toltec cotton rat, ''Sigmodon toltecus'' ****** Montane cotton rat, ''Sigmodon zanjonensis'' *****''Sigmodon fulviventer'' species group ****** Tawny-bellied cotton rat, ''Sigmodon fulviventer'' ****** Unexpected cotton rat, ''Sigmodon inopinatus'' ****** White-eared cotton rat, ''Sigmodon leucotis'' ****** Peruvian cotton rat, ''Sigmodon peruanus'' ****Subgenus '' Sigmomys'' ***** Alston's cotton rat, ''Sigmodon alstoni'' **Tribe

Ichthyomyini Ichthyomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. The species within this tribe share the characteristics of all being carnivorous semiaquatic rodents. The following genera are recognized in this tribe: * Subtribe ...

- fish- and crab-eating rats & water mice ***Subtribe Anotomyina ****Genus ''

Anotomys The aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, fish-eating rat or Ecuadoran ichthyomyine (''Anotomys leander'') is a South American species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Anotomy ...

'' - Ecuadorian fish-eating rat ***** Aquatic rat, ''Anotomys leander'' ***Subtribe Ichthyomyina ****Genus '' Chibchanomys'' - water mice ***** Chibchan water mouse, ''Chibchanomys trichotis'' ****Genus '' Daptomys'' ***** Ferreira's fish-eating rat, ''Daptomys ferreirai'' ***** Musso's fish-eating rat, ''Daptomys mussoi'' ***** Oyapock's fish-eating rat, ''Daptomys oyapocki'' ***** Peruvian fish-eating rat, ''Daptomys peruviensis'' ***** Venezuelan fish-eating rat, ''Daptomys venezuelae'' ****Genus '' Ichthyomys'' - crab-eating rats ***** Crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys hydrobates'' *****'' Ichthyomys orientalis'' ***** Pine's crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys pinei'' ***** Pittier's crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys pittieri'' ***** Stolzmann's crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys stolzmanni'' ***** Tweedy's crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys tweedii'' ****Genus '' Neusticomys'' - fish-eating rats ***** Montane fish-eating rat, ''Neusticomys monticolus'' ***** Las Cajas water mouse, ''Neusticomys orcesi'' *****'' Neusticomys vossi'' ****Genus ''

Rheomys ''Rheomys'' is a genus of Mexican and Central American semiaquatic rodents in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrat ...

'' - water mice ***** Mexican water mouse, ''Rheomys mexicanus'' ***** Goldman's water mouse, ''Rheomys raptor'' *****

Thomas's water mouse Thomas's water mouse (''Rheomys thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico at altitudes of 400 to 2700 m. It lives near forest streams and is semiaquatic; its carnivorous diet includes b ...

, ''Rheomys thomasi'' ***** Underwood's water mouse, ''Rheomys underwoodi'' * Oryzomyalia **Tribe

Oryzomyini Oryzomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of the family Cricetidae. It includes about 120 species in about thirty genera,Weksler et al., 2006, table 1 distributed from the eastern United States to the southernmost parts of S ...

- rice rats, marsh rats, bristly mice, cane mice ***Genus '' Aegialomys'' **** Galápagos rice rat, ''Aegialomys galapagoensis'' **** Yellowish rice rat, ''Aegialomys xanthaeolus'' ***Genus '' Amphinectomys'' - Ucayali water rat **** Ucayali water rat, ''Amphinectomys savamis'' ***Genus '' Cerradomys'' ****'' Cerradomys langguthi'' ****'' Cerradomys maracajuensis'' ****'' Cerradomys marinhus'' **** Lindbergh's oryzomys, ''Cerradomys scotti'' (including ''Oryzomys andersoni'') **** Terraced rice rat, ''Cerradomys subflavus'' ****'' Cerradomys vivoi'' ***Genus ''

Drymoreomys ''Drymoreomys'' is a rodent genus in the tribe Oryzomyini that lives in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The single species, ''D. albimaculatus'', is known only from the states of São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Santa Catarina (state), San ...

'' ****'' Drymoreomys albimaculatus'' ***Genus ''

Eremoryzomys ''Eremoryzomys polius'', also known as the gray rice rat or the Marañon oryzomys,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1153 is a rodent species in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Discovered in 1912 and first described in 1913 by Wil ...

'' **** Grey rice rat, ''Eremoryzomys polius'' ***Genus '' Euryoryzomys'' **** Emmons's rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys emmonsae'' **** Monster rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys lamia'' **** Big-headed rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys legatus'' **** MacConnell's rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys macconnelli'' **** Elegant rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys nitidus'' **** Russet rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys russatus'' ***Genus '' Handleyomys'' **** Alfaro's rice rat, ''Handleyomys alfaroi'' **** Chapman's rice rat, ''Handleyomys chapmani'' **** Dusky-footed Handley's mouse, ''Handleyomys fuscatus'' **** Colombian rice rat, ''Handleyomys intectus'' **** Black-eared rice rat, ''Handleyomys melanotis'' **** Striped rice rat, ''Handleyomys rhabdops'' **** Long-nosed rice rat, ''Handleyomys rostratus'' **** Cloud forest rice rat, ''Handleyomys saturatior'' ***Genus ''

Holochilus ''Holochilus'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae,* sometimes called marsh rats. It contains five living species, '' H. brasiliensis'', '' H. chacarius'', '' H. nanus'', '' H. oxe'', and '' H. sciureus ...

'' - marsh rats **** Web-footed marsh rat, ''Holochilus brasiliensis'' **** Chaco marsh rat, ''Holochilus chacarius'' **** Amazonian marsh rat (or common marsh rat), ''Holochilus sciureus'' ***Genus '' Hylaeamys'' ****'' Hylaeamys acritus'' ****'' Hylaeamys laticeps'' **** Large-headed rice rat, ''Hylaeamys megacephalus'' **** Sowbug rice rat, ''Hylaeamys oniscus'' ****'' Hylaeamys perenensis'' **** Tate's rice rat, ''Hylaeamys tatei'' **** Yungas rice rat, ''Hylaeamys yunganus'' ***Genus ''

Lundomys ''Lundomys molitor'', also known as Lund's amphibious ratMusser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1124 or the greater marsh rat, is a semiaquatic rat species from southeastern South America. Its distribution is now restricted to Uruguay and nearby Ri ...

'' - Lund's amphibious rat **** Lund's amphibious rat, ''Lundomys molitor'' ***Genus '' Megalomys'' † - giant rice rats **** Barbuda giant rice-rat, ''Megalomys audreyae'' † ****'' Megalomys curazensis'' † **** Antillean giant rice rat, ''Megalomys desmarestii'' † **** Santa Lucian pilorie, ''Megalomys luciae'' † ***Genus '' Melanomys'' - dark rice rats **** Dusky rice rat, ''Melanomys caliginosus'' **** Robust dark rice rat, ''Melanomys robustulus'' **** Zuniga's dark rice rat, ''Melanomys zunigae'' ***Genus '' Microakodontomys'' - Brasilia's mouse **** Transitional colilargo, ''Microakodontomys transitorius'' ***Genus '' Microryzomys'' - small rice rats **** Highland small rice rat, ''Microryzomys altissimus'' **** Forest small rice rat, ''Microryzomys minutus'' ***Genus '' Mindomys'' **** Hammond's rice rat, ''Mindomys hammondi'' ***Genus ''

Neacomys The genus ''Neacomys'', also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to ''Oligoryzomys'', '' Oreoryzomys'', and '' Microryzomys ...

'' - bristly mice **** Dubost's bristly mouse, ''Neacomys dubosti'' **** Guiana bristly mouse, ''Neacomys guianae'' **** Small bristly mouse, ''Neacomys minutus'' **** Musser's bristly mouse, ''Neacomys musseri'' **** Paracou bristly mouse, ''Neacomys paracou'' **** Painted bristly mouse, ''Neacomys pictus'' **** Common bristly mouse, ''Neacomys spinosus'' ****

Narrow-footed bristly mouse ''Neacomys tenuipes'', also known as the narrow-footed neacomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or narrow-footed bristly mouse, is found along the northern Andes from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia into Ecuador, in rainforest at elevations from ...

, ''Neacomys tenuipes'' ***Genus '' Nectomys'' - water rats **** Western Amazonian nectomys, ''Nectomys apicalis'' **** Magdalena nectomys, ''Nectomys magdalenae'' **** Trinidad water rat, ''Nectomys palmipes'' **** Amazonian nectomys, ''Nectomys rattus'' **** South American water rat, ''Nectomys squamipes'' ***Genus '' Nephelomys'' **** Tomes's rice rat, ''Nephelomys albigularis'' **** Ecuadorian rice rat, ''Nephelomys auriventer'' **** Caracol rice rat, ''Nephelomys caracolus'' ****'' Nephelomys childi'' **** Boquete rice rat, ''Nephelomys devius'' **** Keays's rice rat, ''Nephelomys keaysi'' **** Light-footed rice rat, ''Nephelomys levipes'' ****'' Nephelomys meridensis'' ****'' Nephelomys moerex'' ****'' Nephelomys nimbosus'' ****'' Nephelomys pectoralis'' **** Mount Pirre rice rat, ''Nephelomys pirrensis'' ***Genus ''

Nesoryzomys ''Nesoryzomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Five species have been described, with two of them considered extinct. Other rodents restricted to the Galápagos include '' Me ...

'' - Galapagos mice **** Darwin's Galápagos mouse, ''Nesoryzomys darwini'' † **** Fernandina rice rat, ''Nesoryzomys fernandinae'' **** Indefatigable Galápagos mouse, ''Nesoryzomys indefessus'' ****

Santiago Galápagos mouse ''Nesoryzomys swarthi'', also known as the Santiago nesoryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or Santiago Galápagos mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus '' Nesoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Santiago in the Galápagos Islan ...

, ''Nesoryzomys swarthi'' ***Genus ''

Noronhomys ''Noronhomys vespuccii'', also known as Vespucci's rodent, is an extinction, extinct rat species from the islands of Fernando de Noronha off northeastern List of mammals of Brazil, Brazil. Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci may have seen it on a ...

'' - Vespucci's rodent † **** Vespucci's rodent, ''Noronhomys vespuccii'' † ***Genus ''

Oecomys ''Oecomys'' is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad Trinidad is ...

'' - Arboreal rice rats **** North Amazonian arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys auyantepui'' **** Bicolored arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys bicolor'' **** Atlantic Forest oecomys, ''Oecomys catherinae'' **** Cleber's arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys cleberi'' **** Unicolored rice rat, ''Oecomys concolor'' **** Yellow arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys flavicans'' **** Mamore arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys mamorae'' **** Brazilian arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys paricola'' **** Dusky arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys phaeotis'' **** King arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys rex'' **** Robert's arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys roberti'' ****

Red arboreal rice rat ''Oecomys rutilus'', also known as the reddish oecomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or red arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus '' Oecomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and nearby regions of ...

, ''Oecomys rutilus'' **** Venezuelan arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys speciosus'' **** Foothill arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys superans'' ****'' Oecomys sydandersoni'' **** Long-furred rice rat, ''Oecomys trinitatis'' ***Genus ''

Oligoryzomys ''Oligoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.Musser and Carleton, 2005 The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 1 ...

'' - pygmy rice rats **** Andean pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys andinus'' **** Sandy pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys arenalis'' **** Brenda's colilargo, ''Oligoryzomys brendae'' **** Chacoan pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys chacoensis'' **** Destructive pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys destructor'' **** Yellow pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys flavescens'' **** Fornes' colilargo, ''Oligoryzomys fornesi'' **** Fulvous pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'' **** Grayish pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys griseolus'' **** Long-tailed pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys longicaudatus'' **** Magellanic pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys magellanicus'' **** Small-eared pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys microtis'' ****''

Oligoryzomys moojeni ''Oligoryzomys moojeni'' is a species of rodent from South America in the genus ''Oligoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is known only from central Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and gallery forests. It is named after twentieth-century ...

'' **** Black-footed pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys nigripes'' ****''

Oligoryzomys rupestris ''Oligoryzomys rupestris'' is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oligoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is known only from eastern Brazil, where it has been found in several localities in the campos rupestres montane savanna ecoregion. This is ...

'' **** Straw-colored pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys stramineus'' **** Sprightly pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys vegetus'' **** St. Vincent pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys victus'' † ***Genus '' Oreoryzomys'' ****'' Oreoryzomys balneator'' ***Genus ''

Oryzomys ''Oryzomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini living in southern North America and far northern South America. It includes eight species, two of which—the marsh rice rat (''O. palustris'') of the United States and ...

'' - rice rats ****'' Oryzomys albiventer'' **** Jamaican rice rat, ''Oryzomys antillarum'' † **** Coues' rice rat, ''Oryzomys couesi'' **** Thomas's rice rat, ''Oryzomys dimidiatus'' **** Gorgas's rice rat, ''Oryzomys gorgasi'' ****''

Oryzomys nelsoni ''Oryzomys nelsoni'', also known as the Nelson’s Rice Rat, is an extinction, extinct rodent of Islas Marías, María Madre Island, Nayarit, Mexico. Within the genus ''Oryzomys'' of the family Cricetidae, it may have been most closely related t ...

'' † ****

Marsh rice rat The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, f ...

, ''Oryzomys palustris'' ****

Lower California rice rat ''Oryzomys peninsulae'', also known as the Lower California rice rat, is a species of rodent from western List of mammals of Mexico, Mexico. Restricted to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, it is a member of the genus ''Oryzomys'' ...

, ''Oryzomys peninsulae'' ?† ***Genus ''

Pseudoryzomys ''Pseudoryzomys simplex'', also known as the Brazilian false rice rat or false oryzomys, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae from south-central List of mammals of South America, South America. It is found in lowland Tropical and sub ...

'' - false rice rats **** Brazilian false rice rat, ''Pseudoryzomys simplex'' ***Genus '' Scolomys''- New World spiny mice **** South American spiny mouse, ''Scolomys melanops'' **** Ucayali spiny mouse, ''Scolomys ucayalensis'' ***Genus '' Sigmodontomys'' - rice water rats **** Alfaro's rice water rat, ''Sigmodontomys alfari'' ***Genus '' Sooretamys'' **** Rat-headed rice rat, ''Sooretamys angouya'' ***Genus '' Tanyuromys'' **** Harris's rice water rat, ''Tanyuromys aphrastus'' **** Lee's long-tailed montane rat, ''Tanyuromys thomasleei'' ***Genus '' Transandinomys'' **** Long-whiskered rice rat, ''Transandinomys bolivaris'' ****''

Transandinomys talamancae ''Transandinomys talamancae'' is a rodent in the Family (biology), family Cricetidae that occurs from Costa Rica to southwestern Ecuador and northern Venezuela. Its habitat consists of lowland forests up to above sea level. With a body mass of ...

'' ***Genus ''

Zygodontomys ''Zygodontomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be '' Scolomys''. It ranges from Central America east to the Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geog ...

'' - cane mice **** Short-tailed cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys brevicauda'' **** Colombian cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys brunneus'' **Tribe Thomasomyini ***Genus '' Abrawayaomys'' - Ruschi's rat **** Ruschi's rat, ''Abrawayaomys ruschii'' ***Genus '' Aepeomys'' - montane mice **** Olive montane mouse, ''Aepeomys lugens'' **** Reig's montane mouse, ''Aepeomys reigi'' ***Genus '' Chilomys'' - Columbian forest mouse **** Colombian forest mouse, ''Chilomys instans'' ***Genus '' Delomys'' - Atlantic Forest rats **** Montane Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys collinus'' **** Striped Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys dorsalis'' **** Pallid Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys sublineatus'' ***Genus '' Phaenomys'' - Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat **** Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat, ''Phaenomys ferrugineus'' ***Genus '' Rhagomys'' - arboreal mice **** Long-tongued arboreal mouse, ''Rhagomys longilingua'' **** Brazilian arboreal mouse, ''Rhagomys rufescens'' ***Genus '' Rhipidomys'' - climbing mice **** Southern climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys austrinus'' **** Cariri climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys cariri'' **** Cauca climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys caucensis'' **** Coues's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys couesi'' **** Eastern Amazon climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys emiliae'' ****

Buff-bellied climbing mouse The buff-bellied climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys fulviventer'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern ...

, ''Rhipidomys fulviventer'' **** Gardner's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys gardneri'' **** Broad-footed climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys latimanus'' **** White-footed climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys leucodactylus'' **** MacConnell's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys macconnelli'' **** Cerrado climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys macrurus'' **** Atlantic Forest climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys mastacalis'' **** Peruvian climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys modicus'' **** Splendid climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys nitela'' **** Yellow-bellied climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys ochrogaster'' **** Venezuelan climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys venezuelae'' **** Charming climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys venustus'' **** Wetzel's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys wetzeli'' ***Genus '' Thomasomys'' - Oldfield mice **** Anderson's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys andersoni'' **** Apeco Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys apeco'' **** Golden Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys aureus'' **** Beady-eyed mouse, ''Thomasomys baeops'' **** Silky Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys bombycinus'' **** White-tipped Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys caudivarius'' **** Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinereiventer'' **** Ash-colored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinereus'' **** Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinnameus'' **** Daphne's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys daphne'' **** Peruvian Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys eleusis'' **** Wandering Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys erro'' **** Slender Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys gracilis'' **** Hudson's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys hudsoni'' **** Woodland Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys hylophilus'' **** Inca Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys incanus'' **** Strong-tailed Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ischyrus'' **** Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys kalinowskii'' **** Ladew's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ladewi'' **** Soft-furred Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys laniger''** **** Large-eared Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys macrotis'' **** Unicolored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys monochromos'' **** Snow-footed Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys niveipes'' **** Distinguished Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys notatus'' **** Ashaninka Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys onkiro'' **** Montane Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys oreas'' **** Paramo Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys paramorum'' **** Popayán Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys popayanus'' **** Cajamarca Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys praetor'' **** Thomas's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys pyrrhonotus'' **** Rhoads's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys rhoadsi'' **** Rosalinda's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys rosalinda'' **** Forest Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys silvestris'' **** Taczanowski's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys taczanowskii'' **** Ucucha Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ucucha'' **** Dressy Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys vestitus'' **** Pichincha Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys vulcani'' ***Genus '' Wilfredomys'' - Wilfred's mice **** Greater Wilfred's mouse, ''Wilfredomys oenax'' **Tribe Wiedomyini ***Genus '' Cholomys'' † ****'' Cholomys pearsoni'' † ***Genus '' Wiedomys'' - red-nosed mouse **** Cerrado red-nosed mouse, ''Wiedomys cerradensis'' **** Red-nosed mouse, ''Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos'' **Tribe

Abrotrichini Abrotrichini, also known as the Andean clade or southern Andean clade,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1087 is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae.D'Elía et al., 2007, p. 188 It includes about fifteen species in four genera, ...

***Genus '' Abrothrix'' **** Andean altiplano mouse, ''Abrothrix andinus'' **** Hershkovitz's grass mouse, ''Abrothrix hershkovitzi'' **** Gray grass mouse, ''Abrothrix illuteus'' **** Jelski's altiplano mouse, ''Abrothrix jelskii'' **** Woolly grass mouse, ''Abrothrix lanosus'' **** Long-haired grass mouse, ''Abrothrix longipilis'' ****

Olive grass mouse ''Abrothrix olivacea'', also known as the olive grass mouse or olive akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1090 is a species of rodent in the genus '' Abrothrix'' of family Cricetidae. It is found from northern Chile into southern Chile and ...

, ''Abrothrix olivaceus'' **** Sanborn's grass mouse, ''Abrothrix sanborni'' ***Genus '' Chelemys'' - long-clawed mice **** Magellanic long-clawed akodont, ''Chelemys delfini'' **** Andean long-clawed mouse, ''Chelemys macronyx'' **** Large long-clawed mouse, ''Chelemys megalonyx'' ***Genus '' Geoxus'' - long-clawed mole mouse **** Long-clawed mole mouse, ''Geoxus valdivianus'' **** Pearson's long-clawed mouse, ''Geoxus annectens'' ***Genus '' Notiomys'' - Edward's long-clawed mouse **** Edwards's long-clawed mouse, ''Notiomys edwardsii'' **Tribe

Akodontini Akodontini is the second most speciose rodent tribe of the subfamily Sigmodontinae. It includes at least 106 living species in 19 genera and is distributed mainly in the southern half of South America, with only two genera extending into Guyana (' ...

***Genus ''

Akodon ''Akodon'' is a genus consisting of South American grass mice. They mostly occur south of the Amazon Basin and along the Andes north to Venezuela, but are absent from much of the basin itself, the far south of the continent, and the lowlands west ...

'' - South American grass mice **** Highland grass mouse, ''Akodon aerosus'' **** Colombian grass mouse, ''Akodon affinis'' ****

White-bellied grass mouse ''Akodon albiventer'', also known as the white-bellied grass mouse or white-bellied akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1092 is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andean highlands from southeastern Peru to sout ...

, ''Akodon albiventer'' **** Azara's grass mouse, ''Akodon azarae'' **** Bolivian grass mouse, ''Akodon boliviensis'' **** Budin's grass mouse, ''Akodon budini'' ****''

Akodon caenosus ''Akodon caenosus'' is a rodent in the genus ''Akodon'' found in northwestern Argentina and south-central Bolivia. Since its description in 1918, it has been alternatively classified as a separate species or a subspecies of '' Akodon lutescens'' ...

'' **** Cursor grass mouse, ''Akodon cursor'' **** Day's grass mouse, ''Akodon dayi'' **** Dolorous grass mouse, ''Akodon dolores'' **** Smoky grass mouse, ''Akodon fumeus'' ****''

Akodon glaucinus ''Akodon'' is a genus consisting of South American grass mice. They mostly occur south of the Amazon Basin and along the Andes north to Venezuela, but are absent from much of the basin itself, the far south of the continent, and the lowlands west ...

'' **** Intelligent grass mouse, ''Akodon iniscatus'' ****

Junín grass mouse The Junín grass mouse (''Akodon juninensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru. References

* Akodon Mammals of Peru Mammals described in 1990 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Akodon-stub ...

, ''Akodon juninensis'' **** Koford's grass mouse, ''Akodon kofordi'' ****

Lindbergh's grass mouse Lindbergh's grass mouse (''Akodon lindberghi'') is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries ...

, ''Akodon lindberghi'' **** Altiplano grass mouse, ''Akodon lutescens'' **** Thespian grass mouse, ''Akodon mimus'' **** Molina's grass mouse, ''Akodon molinae'' **** Soft grass mouse, ''Akodon mollis'' **** Montane grass mouse, ''Akodon montensis'' **** Caparaó grass mouse, ''Akodon mystax'' **** Neuquén grass mouse, ''Akodon neocenus'' **** El Dorado grass mouse, ''Akodon orophilus'' **** Paraná grass mouse, ''Akodon paranaensis'' **** Tarija akodont, ''Akodon pervalens'' **** Philip Myers's akodont, ''Akodon philipmyersi'' ****'' Akodon polopi'' **** Reig's grass mouse, ''Akodon reigi'' **** São Paulo grass mouse, ''Akodon sanctipaulensis'' **** Serra do Mar grass mouse, ''Akodon serrensis'' **** Cochabamba grass mouse, ''Akodon siberiae'' **** White-throated grass mouse, ''Akodon simulator'' **** Spegazzini's grass mouse, ''Akodon spegazzinii'' **** Puno grass mouse, ''Akodon subfuscus'' **** Silent grass mouse, ''Akodon surdus'' **** Forest grass mouse, ''Akodon sylvanus'' ****'' Akodon tartareus'' **** Chaco grass mouse, ''Akodon toba'' **** Cloud forest grass mouse, ''Akodon torques'' **** Variable grass mouse, ''Akodon varius'' ***Genus '' Neomicroxus'' **** Bogotá grass mouse, ''Neomicroxus bogotensis'' **** Ecuadorian grass mouse, ''Neomicroxus latebricola'' ***Genus ''

Bibimys ''Bibimys'' is a genus of new world rats. Commonly known as the crimson-nosed rats, there are three species: *'' Bibimys chacoensis'' - Chaco crimson-nosed rat - found in north-east Argentina and Paraguay *'' Bibimys labiosus'' - Large-lipped c ...

'' - crimson-nosed rats ****

Chaco crimson-nosed rat ''Bibimys chacoensis'' is a species of small rodent of the family Cricetidae living in the north-central part of Southern Cone of South America. The common name of this species is Chaco crimson-nosed rat (in Spanish: ''ratón de hocico rosado nort ...

, ''Bibimys chacoensis'' **** Large-lipped crimson-nosed rat, ''Bibimys labiosus'' **** Torres's crimson-nosed rat, ''Bibimys torresi'' ***Genus '' Blarinomys'' - Brazilian shrew-mouse **** Brazilian shrew-mouse, ''Blarinomys breviceps'' ***Genus '' Brucepattersonius'' **** Grey-bellied brucie, ''Brucepattersonius griserufescens'' **** Guaraní brucie, ''Brucepattersonius guarani'' **** Red-bellied brucie, ''Brucepattersonius igniventris'' **** Ihering's hocicudo, ''Brucepattersonius iheringi'' **** Misiones brucie, ''Brucepattersonius misionensis'' **** Arroyo of Paradise brucie, ''Brucepattersonius paradisus'' **** Soricine brucie, ''Brucepattersonius soricinus'' ***Genus '' Deltamys'' - Kemp's grass mouse **** Kemp's grass mouse, ''Deltamys kempi'' ***Genus '' Juscelinomys'' - burrowing mice **** Candango mouse, ''Juscelinomys candango'' † **** Rio Guaporé mouse, ''Juscelinomys guaporensis'' **** Huanchaca mouse, ''Juscelinomys huanchacae'' ***Genus '' Kunsia'' - giant rats **** Fossorial giant rat, ''Kunsia fronto'' **** Woolly giant rat, ''Kunsia tomentosus'' ***Genus '' Lenoxus'' - Andean rat **** Andean rat, ''Lenoxus apicalis'' ***Genus ''

Necromys ''Necromys'' is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to ''Akodon''. This genus has also been known as ''Cabreramys'' or more recently ''Bolomys'', and the northern grass mouse (''N. urichi'') has recently been transferred from ' ...

'' - bolo mice **** Pleasant bolo mouse, ''Necromys amoenus'' **** Argentine bolo mouse, ''Necromys benefactus'' **** Rufous-bellied bolo mouse, ''Necromys lactens'' **** Hairy-tailed bolo mouse, ''Necromys lasiurus'' **** Paraguayan bolo mouse, ''Necromys lenguarum'' **** Dark bolo mouse, ''Necromys obscurus'' **** Spotted bolo mouse, ''Necromys punctulatus'' **** Temchuk's bolo mouse, ''Necromys temchuki'' **** Northern grass mouse, ''Necromys urichi'' ***Genus ''

Oxymycterus ''Oxymycterus'' is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably sma ...

'' - hocicudos **** Argentine hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus akodontius'' **** Amazon hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus amazonicus'' **** Angular hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus angularis'' **** Caparao hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus caparaoe'' **** Atlantic Forest hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus dasytrichus'' **** Spy hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus delator'' **** Small hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hiska'' **** Hispid hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hispidus'' **** Quechuan hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hucucha'' **** Incan hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus inca'' **** Cook's hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus josei'' **** Long-nosed hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus nasutus'' **** Paramo hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus paramensis'' **** Quaestor hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus quaestor'' **** Robert's hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus roberti'' **** Red hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus rufus'' ****'' Oxymycterus wayku'' ***Genus '' Podoxymys'' - Roraima mouse **** Roraima mouse, ''Podoxymys roraimae'' ***Genus '' Scapteromys'' - swamp rat **** Argentine swamp rat, ''Scapteromys aquaticus'' ****

Waterhouse's swamp rat Waterhouse's swamp rat (''Scapteromys tumidus'') is a semiaquatic rodent species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, where it lives in freshwater and salt marshes, as well as open grassland of the ...

, ''Scapteromys tumidus'' ***Genus ''

Thalpomys ''Thalpomys'' is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Akodontini of family Cricetidae. Two species are known, both found in the cerrado tropical savanna ecoregion of central Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of B ...

'' - cerrado mice ****

Cerrado mouse The cerrado mouse (''Thalpomys cerradensis'') is a rodent species from South America. It is found in the cerrado of Brazil. Description The cerrado mouse has a head-and-body length of more than and is larger than the only other species in the ...

, ''Thalpomys cerradensis'' ****

Hairy-eared cerrado mouse The hairy-eared cerrado mouse (''Thalpomys lasiotis'') or hairy-eared akodont, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in the cerrado grassland of Brazil. Description The hairy-eared cerrado mouse has a head-and-body length of less ...

, ''Thalpomys lasiotis'' ***Genus '' Thaptomys'' - ebony akodont **** Blackish grass mouse, ''Thaptomys nigrita'' **Tribe Phyllotini ***Genus '' Andalgalomys'' - chaco mice **** Olrog's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys olrogi'' **** Pearson's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys pearsoni'' **** Roig's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys roigi'' ***Genus '' Andinomys'' - Andean mouse **** Andean mouse, ''Andinomys edax'' ***Genus '' Auliscomys'' - big-eared mice **** Bolivian big-eared mouse, ''Auliscomys boliviensis'' **** Painted big-eared mouse, ''Auliscomys pictus'' **** Andean big-eared mouse, ''Auliscomys sublimis'' ***Genus '' Calassomys'' ****'' Calassomys apicalis'' ***Genus ''

Calomys Vesper mice are rodents belonging to the genus ''Calomys''. They are widely distributed in South America. Some species are notable as the Vector (epidemiology), vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever. The genus w ...

'' - vesper mice **** Bolivian vesper mouse, ''Calomys boliviae'' **** Crafty vesper mouse, ''Calomys callidus'' **** Large vesper mouse, ''Calomys callosus'' ****''

Calomys cerqueirai ''Calomys cerqueirai'' is a species of rodent in the genus ''Calomys'' from southeastern Brazil. Distinct from other ''Calomys'' in its karyotype and characters of the fur, it is known only from two places in Minas Gerais. The karyotype was first ...

'' **** Caatinga vesper mouse, ''Calomys expulsus'' **** Fecund vesper mouse, ''Calomys fecundus'' **** Hummelinck's vesper mouse, ''Calomys hummelincki'' ****

Small vesper mouse The small vesper mouse (''Calomys laucha'') is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is one of the hosts of hantavirus, causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome References

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, ''Calomys laucha'' **** Andean vesper mouse, ''Calomys lepidus'' **** Drylands vesper mouse, ''Calomys musculinus'' **** Peruvian vesper mouse, ''Calomys sorellus'' **** Delicate vesper mouse, ''Calomys tener'' **** Tocantins vesper mouse, ''Calomys tocantinsi'' **** Córdoba vesper mouse, ''Calomys venustus'' ***Genus '' Chinchillula'' - altiplano chinchilla mouse ****

Altiplano chinchilla mouse The Altiplano chinchilla mouse or achallo (''Chinchillula sahamae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chinchillula''. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru Peru, officia ...

, ''Chinchillula sahamae'' ***Genus '' Eligmodontia'' - silky desert mice **** Monte gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia moreni'' **** Andean gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia puerulus'' ****'' Eligmodontia hirtipes'' (recently separated from ''Eligmodontia puerulus'') **** Morgan's gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia morgani'' **** Eastern Patagonian laucha, ''Eligmodontia typus'' **** Highland gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia (typus) bolsonensis'' ***Genus ''

'' - chinchilla mice ****

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 Arge ...

, ''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, is a country in the southern half of South Ameri ...

, ''Euneomys fossor'' ****

Biting chinchilla mouse The biting chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys mordax'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in west central Argentina and nearby areas of Chile, where it inhabits highland meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat or field, ...

, ''Euneomys mordax'' ****

Peterson's chinchilla mouse Peterson's chinchilla mouse (''Euneomys petersoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae and is found in west central and southern Argentina and nearby areas of Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in wes ...

, ''Euneomys petersoni'' ***Genus '' Galenomys'' - Garlepp's mouse **** Garlepp's mouse, ''Galenomys garleppi'' ***Genus '' Graomys'' - leaf-eared mice **** Central leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys centralis'' **** Pale leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys domorum'' **** Edith's leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys edithae'' **** Gray leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys griseoflavus'' ***Genus '' Ichthyurodon'' † ****'' Ichthyurodon ameghinoi'' † ***Genus '' Irenomys'' - Chilean climbing mouse **** Chilean climbing mouse, ''Irenomys tarsalis'' ***Genus '' Loxodontomys'' **** Southern big-eared mouse, ''Loxodontomys micropus'' **** Pikumche pericote, ''Loxodontomys pikumche'' ***Genus '' Neotomys'' - Andean swamp rat **** Andean swamp rat, ''Neotomys ebriosus'' ***Genus '' Olympicomys'' † ****'' Olympicomys vossi'' † ***Genus ''

Phyllotis ''Phyllotis'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. These mice are commonly confused with ''Auliscomys, Graomys'' and ''Loxodontomys.'' ''.'' In order to tell these genera apart, one must look at the tail. Species in the genus ''Phyllo ...

'' - leaf-eared mice **** Friendly leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis amicus'' **** Andean leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis andium'' **** Anita's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis anitae'' **** Buenos Aires leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis bonariensis'' **** Capricorn leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis caprinus'' ****

Darwin's leaf-eared mouse Darwin's leaf-eared mouse (''Phyllotis darwini'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It has terrestrial habits and is endemic to coastal central and northern Chile. It is also found in the Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert () ...

, ''Phyllotis darwini'' **** Definitive leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis definitus'' **** Haggard's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis haggardi'' **** Lima leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis limatus'' **** Master leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis magister'' **** Osgood's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis osgoodi'' **** Bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis osilae'' **** Wolffsohn's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis wolffsohni'' **** Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis xanthopygus'' ***Genus '' Punomys'' - puna mouse **** Eastern puna mouse, ''Punomys kofordi'' **** Puna mouse, ''Punomys lemminus'' ***Genus '' Reithrodon'' - bunny rat **** Bunny rat, ''Reithrodon auritus'' **** Naked-soled conyrat, ''Reithrodon typicus'' ***Genus '' Salinomys'' ****

Delicate salt flat mouse The delicate salt flat mouse (''Salinomys delicatus''; ) is a sigmodontine rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is the only species in the genus ''Salinomys''. Its habitat is scrublands bordering salt flats (such a ...

, ''Salinomys delicatus'' ***Genus '' Tafimys'' † ****'' Tafimys powelli'' ***Genus '' Tapecomys'' - primordial tapecua **** Primordial tapecua, ''Tapecomys primus'' ''Incertae sedis'' *Genus '' Juliomys'' **'' Juliomys ossitenuis'' **'' Juliomys pictipes'' **'' Juliomys rimofrons'' *Genus '' Megaoryzomys'' † ** Galápagos giant rat, ''Megaoryzomys curioi'' † *Genus '' Cordimus'' **'' Cordimus debuisonjei'' (type species) **'' Cordimus hooijeri'' **'' Cordimus raton''

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