Brachyuromys Temporal range: Recent (and controversial Late Miocene)
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Subfamily: | Nesomyinae |
Genus: | Brachyuromys Major, 1896 |
Species | |
Brachyuromys is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[1] It contains the following species:
- Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis)
- Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
References
[edit]- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.