Pattonomys
Pattonomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
Genus: | Pattonomys Emmons, 2005 |
Species | |
Pattonomys occasius |
Pattonomys is a genus of rodent in the Echimyidae family, named after American mammalogist James L. Patton. It contains the following species:
- Bare-tailed Armored Tree-rat (Pattonomys occasius)
- Speckled Spiny Tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus)