Megadontomys
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Genus of rodents
Megadontomys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Tribe: | Reithrodontomyini |
Genus: | Megadontomys Merriam, 1898 |
Type species | |
Peromyscus thomasi | |
Species | |
Megadontomys cryophilus |
![Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus), Mexico.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Megadontomys_cryophilus_59624523.jpg/220px-Megadontomys_cryophilus_59624523.jpg)
Megadontomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae,[1] found in Mexico. It contains the following species:
- Oaxaca giant deer mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus)
- Nelson's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni)
- Thomas's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys thomasi)
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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