Mesomys
| Mesomys Temporal range: Recent | |
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| Mesomys hispidus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumysopinae |
| Genus: | Mesomys Wagner, 1845 |
| Species | |
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Mesomys hispidus | |
Mesomys is a genus of South American spiny rats in the family Echimyidae.[1]
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Mesomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1583–1584. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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