Megadontomys

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Megadontomys
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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
Megadontomys nelsoni
Megadontomys thomasi

Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus), Mexico. Megadontomys cryophilus 59624523.jpg
Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus), Mexico.

Megadontomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, [1] found in Mexico. It contains the following species:

References

  1. 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.