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 and
Tylomyinae 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'', 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, ''Sigmodon alleni''
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Arizona cotton rat, ''Sigmodon arizonae''
******
Southern cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hirsutus''
******
Hispid cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hispidus''
******
Jaliscan cotton rat, ''Sigmodon mascotensis''
******
Yellow-nosed cotton rat, ''Sigmodon ochrognathus''
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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'' - water mice
*****
Mexican water mouse, ''Rheomys mexicanus''
*****
Goldman's water mouse, ''Rheomys raptor''
*****
Thomas's water mouse, ''Rheomys thomasi''
*****
Underwood's water mouse, ''Rheomys underwoodi''
*
Oryzomyalia
**Tribe
Oryzomyini - rice rats, marsh rats, bristly mice, cane mice
***Genus ''
Aegialomys''
****
Galápagos rice rat, ''Aegialomys galapagoensis''
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Yellowish rice rat, ''Aegialomys xanthaeolus''
***Genus ''
Amphinectomys'' - Ucayali water rat
****
Ucayali water rat, ''Amphinectomys savamis''
***Genus ''
Cerradomys''
****''
Cerradomys langguthi''
****''
Cerradomys maracajuensis''
****''
Cerradomys marinhus''
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Lindbergh's oryzomys, ''Cerradomys scotti'' (including ''Oryzomys andersoni'')
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Terraced rice rat, ''Cerradomys subflavus''
****''
Cerradomys vivoi''
***Genus ''
Drymoreomys''
****''
Drymoreomys albimaculatus''
***Genus ''
Eremoryzomys''
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Grey rice rat, ''Eremoryzomys polius''
***Genus ''
Euryoryzomys''
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Emmons's rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys emmonsae''
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Monster rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys lamia''
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Big-headed rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys legatus''
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MacConnell's rice rat, ''Euryoryzomys macconnelli''
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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''
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Colombian rice rat, ''Handleyomys intectus''
****
Black-eared rice rat, ''Handleyomys melanotis''
****
Striped rice rat, ''Handleyomys rhabdops''
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Long-nosed rice rat, ''Handleyomys rostratus''
****
Cloud forest rice rat, ''Handleyomys saturatior''
***Genus ''
Holochilus'' - 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'' - 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''
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Hammond's rice rat, ''Mindomys hammondi''
***Genus ''
Neacomys'' - bristly mice
****
Dubost's bristly mouse, ''Neacomys dubosti''
****
Guiana bristly mouse, ''Neacomys guianae''
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Small bristly mouse, ''Neacomys minutus''
****
Musser's bristly mouse, ''Neacomys musseri''
****
Paracou bristly mouse, ''Neacomys paracou''
****
Painted bristly mouse, ''Neacomys pictus''
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Common bristly mouse, ''Neacomys spinosus''
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Narrow-footed bristly mouse, ''Neacomys tenuipes''
***Genus ''
Nectomys'' - water rats
****
Western Amazonian nectomys, ''Nectomys apicalis''
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Magdalena nectomys, ''Nectomys magdalenae''
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Trinidad water rat, ''Nectomys palmipes''
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Amazonian nectomys, ''Nectomys rattus''
****
South American water rat, ''Nectomys squamipes''
***Genus ''
Nephelomys''
****
Tomes's rice rat, ''Nephelomys albigularis''
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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'' - Galapagos mice
****
Darwin's Galápagos mouse, ''Nesoryzomys darwini'' †
****
Fernandina rice rat, ''Nesoryzomys fernandinae''
****
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse, ''Nesoryzomys indefessus''
****
Santiago Galápagos mouse, ''Nesoryzomys swarthi''
***Genus ''
Noronhomys'' - Vespucci's rodent †
****
Vespucci's rodent, ''Noronhomys vespuccii'' †
***Genus ''
Oecomys'' - 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''
****
Venezuelan arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys speciosus''
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Foothill arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys superans''
****''
Oecomys sydandersoni''
****
Long-furred rice rat, ''Oecomys trinitatis''
***Genus ''
Oligoryzomys'' - 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''
****
Black-footed pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys nigripes''
****''
Oligoryzomys rupestris''
****
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'' - 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'' †
****
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'' ?†
***Genus ''
Pseudoryzomys'' - false rice rats
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Brazilian false rice rat, ''Pseudoryzomys simplex''
***Genus ''
Scolomys''- New World spiny mice
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South American spiny mouse, ''Scolomys melanops''
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Ucayali spiny mouse, ''Scolomys ucayalensis''
***Genus ''
Sigmodontomys'' - rice water rats
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Alfaro's rice water rat, ''Sigmodontomys alfari''
***Genus ''
Sooretamys''
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Rat-headed rice rat, ''Sooretamys angouya''
***Genus ''
Tanyuromys''
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Harris's rice water rat, ''Tanyuromys aphrastus''
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Lee's long-tailed montane rat, ''Tanyuromys thomasleei''
***Genus ''
Transandinomys''
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Long-whiskered rice rat, ''Transandinomys bolivaris''
****''
Transandinomys talamancae''
***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''
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Colombian cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys brunneus''
**Tribe
Thomasomyini
***Genus ''
Abrawayaomys'' - Ruschi's rat
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Ruschi's rat, ''Abrawayaomys ruschii''
***Genus ''
Aepeomys'' - montane mice
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Olive montane mouse, ''Aepeomys lugens''
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Reig's montane mouse, ''Aepeomys reigi''
***Genus ''
Chilomys'' - Columbian forest mouse
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Colombian forest mouse, ''Chilomys instans''
***Genus ''
Delomys'' - Atlantic Forest rats
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Montane Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys collinus''
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Striped Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys dorsalis''
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Pallid Atlantic Forest rat, ''Delomys sublineatus''
***Genus ''
Phaenomys'' - Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
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Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat, ''Phaenomys ferrugineus''
***Genus ''
Rhagomys'' - arboreal mice
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Long-tongued arboreal mouse, ''Rhagomys longilingua''
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Brazilian arboreal mouse, ''Rhagomys rufescens''
***Genus ''
Rhipidomys'' - climbing mice
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Southern climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys austrinus''
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Cariri climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys cariri''
****
Cauca climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys caucensis''
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Coues's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys couesi''
****
Eastern Amazon climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys emiliae''
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Buff-bellied climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys fulviventer''
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Gardner's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys gardneri''
****
Broad-footed climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys latimanus''
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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''
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Charming climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys venustus''
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Wetzel's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys wetzeli''
***Genus ''
Thomasomys'' - Oldfield mice
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Anderson's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys andersoni''
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Apeco Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys apeco''
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Golden Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys aureus''
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Beady-eyed mouse, ''Thomasomys baeops''
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Silky Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys bombycinus''
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White-tipped Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys caudivarius''
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Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinereiventer''
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Ash-colored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinereus''
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Cinnamon-colored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinnameus''
****
Daphne's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys daphne''
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Peruvian Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys eleusis''
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Wandering Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys erro''
****
Slender Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys gracilis''
****
Hudson's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys hudsoni''
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Woodland Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys hylophilus''
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Inca Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys incanus''
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Strong-tailed Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ischyrus''
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Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys kalinowskii''
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Ladew's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ladewi''
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Soft-furred Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys laniger''**
****
Large-eared Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys macrotis''
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Unicolored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys monochromos''
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Snow-footed Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys niveipes''
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Distinguished Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys notatus''
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Ashaninka Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys onkiro''
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Montane Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys oreas''
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Paramo Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys paramorum''
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Popayán Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys popayanus''
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Cajamarca Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys praetor''
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Thomas's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys pyrrhonotus''
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Rhoads's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys rhoadsi''
****
Rosalinda's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys rosalinda''
****
Forest Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys silvestris''
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Taczanowski's Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys taczanowskii''
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Ucucha Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys ucucha''
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Dressy Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys vestitus''
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Pichincha Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys vulcani''
***Genus ''
Wilfredomys'' - Wilfred's mice
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Greater Wilfred's mouse, ''Wilfredomys oenax''
**Tribe
Wiedomyini
***Genus ''
Cholomys'' †
****''
Cholomys pearsoni'' †
***Genus ''
Wiedomys'' - red-nosed mouse
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Cerrado red-nosed mouse, ''Wiedomys cerradensis''
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Red-nosed mouse, ''Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos''
**Tribe
Abrotrichini
***Genus ''
Abrothrix''
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Andean altiplano mouse, ''Abrothrix andinus''
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Hershkovitz's grass mouse, ''Abrothrix hershkovitzi''
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Gray grass mouse, ''Abrothrix illuteus''
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Jelski's altiplano mouse, ''Abrothrix jelskii''
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Woolly grass mouse, ''Abrothrix lanosus''
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Long-haired grass mouse, ''Abrothrix longipilis''
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Olive grass mouse, ''Abrothrix olivaceus''
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Sanborn's grass mouse, ''Abrothrix sanborni''
***Genus ''
Chelemys'' - long-clawed mice
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Magellanic long-clawed akodont, ''Chelemys delfini''
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Andean long-clawed mouse, ''Chelemys macronyx''
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Large long-clawed mouse, ''Chelemys megalonyx''
***Genus ''
Geoxus'' - long-clawed mole mouse
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Long-clawed mole mouse, ''Geoxus valdivianus''
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Pearson's long-clawed mouse, ''Geoxus annectens''
***Genus ''
Notiomys'' - Edward's long-clawed mouse
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Edwards's long-clawed mouse, ''Notiomys edwardsii''
**Tribe
Akodontini
***Genus ''
Akodon'' - South American grass mice
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Highland grass mouse, ''Akodon aerosus''
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Colombian grass mouse, ''Akodon affinis''
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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''
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Bolivian grass mouse, ''Akodon boliviensis''
****
Budin's grass mouse, ''Akodon budini''
****''
Akodon caenosus''
****
Cursor grass mouse, ''Akodon cursor''
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Day's grass mouse, ''Akodon dayi''
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Dolorous grass mouse, ''Akodon dolores''
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Smoky grass mouse, ''Akodon fumeus''
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Akodon glaucinus''
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Intelligent grass mouse, ''Akodon iniscatus''
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Junín grass mouse, ''Akodon juninensis''
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Koford's grass mouse, ''Akodon kofordi''
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Lindbergh's grass mouse, ''Akodon lindberghi''
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Altiplano grass mouse, ''Akodon lutescens''
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Thespian grass mouse, ''Akodon mimus''
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Molina's grass mouse, ''Akodon molinae''
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Soft grass mouse, ''Akodon mollis''
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Montane grass mouse, ''Akodon montensis''
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Caparaó grass mouse, ''Akodon mystax''
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Neuquén grass mouse, ''Akodon neocenus''
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El Dorado grass mouse, ''Akodon orophilus''
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Paraná grass mouse, ''Akodon paranaensis''
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Tarija akodont, ''Akodon pervalens''
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Philip Myers's akodont, ''Akodon philipmyersi''
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Akodon polopi''
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Reig's grass mouse, ''Akodon reigi''
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São Paulo grass mouse, ''Akodon sanctipaulensis''
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Serra do Mar grass mouse, ''Akodon serrensis''
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Cochabamba grass mouse, ''Akodon siberiae''
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White-throated grass mouse, ''Akodon simulator''
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Spegazzini's grass mouse, ''Akodon spegazzinii''
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Puno grass mouse, ''Akodon subfuscus''
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Silent grass mouse, ''Akodon surdus''
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Forest grass mouse, ''Akodon sylvanus''
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Akodon tartareus''
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Chaco grass mouse, ''Akodon toba''
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Cloud forest grass mouse, ''Akodon torques''
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Variable grass mouse, ''Akodon varius''
***Genus ''
Neomicroxus''
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Bogotá grass mouse, ''Neomicroxus bogotensis''
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Ecuadorian grass mouse, ''Neomicroxus latebricola''
***Genus ''
Bibimys'' - crimson-nosed rats
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Chaco crimson-nosed rat, ''Bibimys chacoensis''
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Large-lipped crimson-nosed rat, ''Bibimys labiosus''
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Torres's crimson-nosed rat, ''Bibimys torresi''
***Genus ''
Blarinomys'' - Brazilian shrew-mouse
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Brazilian shrew-mouse, ''Blarinomys breviceps''
***Genus ''
Brucepattersonius''
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Grey-bellied brucie, ''Brucepattersonius griserufescens''
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Guaraní brucie, ''Brucepattersonius guarani''
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Red-bellied brucie, ''Brucepattersonius igniventris''
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Ihering's hocicudo, ''Brucepattersonius iheringi''
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Misiones brucie, ''Brucepattersonius misionensis''
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Arroyo of Paradise brucie, ''Brucepattersonius paradisus''
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Soricine brucie, ''Brucepattersonius soricinus''
***Genus ''
Deltamys'' - Kemp's grass mouse
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Kemp's grass mouse, ''Deltamys kempi''
***Genus ''
Juscelinomys'' - burrowing mice
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Candango mouse, ''Juscelinomys candango'' †
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Rio Guaporé mouse, ''Juscelinomys guaporensis''
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Huanchaca mouse, ''Juscelinomys huanchacae''
***Genus ''
Kunsia'' - giant rats
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Fossorial giant rat, ''Kunsia fronto''
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Woolly giant rat, ''Kunsia tomentosus''
***Genus ''
Lenoxus'' - Andean rat
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Andean rat, ''Lenoxus apicalis''
***Genus ''
Necromys'' - bolo mice
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Pleasant bolo mouse, ''Necromys amoenus''
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Argentine bolo mouse, ''Necromys benefactus''
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Rufous-bellied bolo mouse, ''Necromys lactens''
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Hairy-tailed bolo mouse, ''Necromys lasiurus''
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Paraguayan bolo mouse, ''Necromys lenguarum''
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Dark bolo mouse, ''Necromys obscurus''
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Spotted bolo mouse, ''Necromys punctulatus''
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Temchuk's bolo mouse, ''Necromys temchuki''
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Northern grass mouse, ''Necromys urichi''
***Genus ''
Oxymycterus'' - hocicudos
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Argentine hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus akodontius''
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Amazon hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus amazonicus''
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Angular hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus angularis''
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Caparao hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus caparaoe''
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Atlantic Forest hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus dasytrichus''
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Spy hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus delator''
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Small hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hiska''
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Hispid hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hispidus''
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Quechuan hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus hucucha''
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Incan hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus inca''
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Cook's hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus josei''
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Long-nosed hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus nasutus''
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Paramo hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus paramensis''
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Quaestor hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus quaestor''
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Robert's hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus roberti''
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Red hocicudo, ''Oxymycterus rufus''
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Oxymycterus wayku''
***Genus ''
Podoxymys'' - Roraima mouse
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Roraima mouse, ''Podoxymys roraimae''
***Genus ''
Scapteromys'' - swamp rat
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Argentine swamp rat, ''Scapteromys aquaticus''
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Waterhouse's swamp rat, ''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
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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''
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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
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Blackish grass mouse, ''Thaptomys nigrita''
**Tribe
Phyllotini
***Genus ''
Andalgalomys'' - chaco mice
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Olrog's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys olrogi''
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Pearson's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys pearsoni''
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Roig's chaco mouse, ''Andalgalomys roigi''
***Genus ''
Andinomys'' - Andean mouse
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Andean mouse, ''Andinomys edax''
***Genus ''
Auliscomys'' - big-eared mice
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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''
***Genus ''
Calassomys''
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Calassomys apicalis''
***Genus ''
Calomys'' - vesper mice
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Bolivian vesper mouse, ''Calomys boliviae''
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Crafty vesper mouse, ''Calomys callidus''
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Large vesper mouse, ''Calomys callosus''
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Calomys cerqueirai''
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Caatinga vesper mouse, ''Calomys expulsus''
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Fecund vesper mouse, ''Calomys fecundus''
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Hummelinck's vesper mouse, ''Calomys hummelincki''
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Small vesper mouse, ''Calomys laucha''
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Andean vesper mouse, ''Calomys lepidus''
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Drylands vesper mouse, ''Calomys musculinus''
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Peruvian vesper mouse, ''Calomys sorellus''
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Delicate vesper mouse, ''Calomys tener''
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Tocantins vesper mouse, ''Calomys tocantinsi''
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Córdoba vesper mouse, ''Calomys venustus''
***Genus ''
Chinchillula'' - altiplano chinchilla mouse
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Altiplano chinchilla mouse, ''Chinchillula sahamae''
***Genus ''
Eligmodontia'' - silky desert mice
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Monte gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia moreni''
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Andean gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia puerulus''
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Eligmodontia hirtipes'' (recently separated from ''Eligmodontia puerulus'')
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Morgan's gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia morgani''
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Eastern Patagonian laucha, ''Eligmodontia typus''
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Highland gerbil mouse, ''Eligmodontia (typus) bolsonensis''
***Genus ''
Euneomys'' - chinchilla mice
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Patagonian chinchilla mouse, ''Euneomys chinchilloides''
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Burrowing chinchilla mouse, ''Euneomys fossor''
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Biting chinchilla mouse, ''Euneomys mordax''
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Peterson's chinchilla mouse, ''Euneomys petersoni''
***Genus ''
Galenomys'' - Garlepp's mouse
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Garlepp's mouse, ''Galenomys garleppi''
***Genus ''
Graomys'' - leaf-eared mice
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Central leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys centralis''
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Pale leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys domorum''
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Edith's leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys edithae''
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Gray leaf-eared mouse, ''Graomys griseoflavus''
***Genus ''
Ichthyurodon'' †
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Ichthyurodon ameghinoi'' †
***Genus ''
Irenomys'' - Chilean climbing mouse
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Chilean climbing mouse, ''Irenomys tarsalis''
***Genus ''
Loxodontomys''
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Southern big-eared mouse, ''Loxodontomys micropus''
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Pikumche pericote, ''Loxodontomys pikumche''
***Genus ''
Neotomys'' - Andean swamp rat
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Andean swamp rat, ''Neotomys ebriosus''
***Genus ''
Olympicomys'' †
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Olympicomys vossi'' †
***Genus ''
Phyllotis'' - leaf-eared mice
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Friendly leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis amicus''
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Andean leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis andium''
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Anita's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis anitae''
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Buenos Aires leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis bonariensis''
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Capricorn leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis caprinus''
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Darwin's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis darwini''
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Definitive leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis definitus''
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Haggard's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis haggardi''
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Lima leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis limatus''
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Master leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis magister''
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Osgood's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis osgoodi''
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Bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis osilae''
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Wolffsohn's leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis wolffsohni''
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Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse, ''Phyllotis xanthopygus''
***Genus ''
Punomys'' - puna mouse
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Eastern puna mouse, ''Punomys kofordi''
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Puna mouse, ''Punomys lemminus''
***Genus ''
Reithrodon'' - bunny rat
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Bunny rat, ''Reithrodon auritus''
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Naked-soled conyrat, ''Reithrodon typicus''
***Genus ''
Salinomys''
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Delicate salt flat mouse, ''Salinomys delicatus''
***Genus ''
Tafimys'' †
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Tafimys powelli''
***Genus ''
Tapecomys'' - primordial tapecua
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Primordial tapecua, ''Tapecomys primus''
''Incertae sedis''
*Genus ''
Juliomys''
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Juliomys ossitenuis''
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Juliomys pictipes''
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Juliomys rimofrons''
*Genus ''
Megaoryzomys'' †
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Galápagos giant rat, ''Megaoryzomys curioi'' †
*Genus ''
Cordimus''
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Cordimus debuisonjei'' (type species)
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Cordimus hooijeri''
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Cordimus raton''
See also
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New World rats and mice
The New World rats and mice are a group of related rodents found in North and South America. They are extremely diverse in appearance and ecology, ranging from the tiny '' Baiomys'' to the large '' Kunsia''. They represent one of the few example ...
References
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Cricetidae
Extant Zanclean first appearances
Mammal subfamilies
Taxa named by Johann Andreas Wagner