Necromys

Necromys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Superfamily:	Muroidea
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Necromys Ameghino, 1889
Species
Necromys amoenus Necromys benefactus Necromys lactens Necromys lasiurus Necromys lenguarum Necromys obscurus Necromys punctulatus Necromys temchuki Necromys urichi
Synonyms
Bolomys Thomas, 1916 Cabreramys Massoia & Fornes, 1967

Necromys is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to Akodon.^[1] This genus has also been known as Cabreramys or more recently Bolomys. N. urichi has recently been transferred from Akodon.

Species listed in Necromys include:

N. amoenus Pleasant bolo mouse
N. benefactus Argentine bolo mouse
N. lactens Rufous-bellied bolo mouse
N. lasiurus Hairy-tailed bolo mouse
N. lenguarum Paraguayan bolo mouse
N. obscurus Dark bolo mouse
N. punctulatus Spotted bolo mouse
N. temchuki Temchuk's bolo mouse
N. urichi Northern bolo mouse

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. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.