Delomys
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| Delomys Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Thomasomyini |
| Genus: | Delomys Thomas, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Hesperomys dorsalis Hensel, 1873 | |
| Species | |
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Delomys collinus | |
Delomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Thomasomyini of family Cricetidae. Three species are known, all found in Argentina and Brazil.[1] They are as follows:
- Montane Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys collinus)
- Striped Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys dorsalis)
- Pallid Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys sublineatus)
References
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1111–1112. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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