Tylomys

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Tylomys
Oryzomys couesi, Tylomys panamensis.jpg
Tylomys panamensis (lower animal).
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Tribe: Tylomyini
Genus: Tylomys
Peters, 1866
Species

Tylomys bullaris
Tylomys fulviventer
Tylomys mirae
Tylomys nudicaudus
Tylomys panamensis
Tylomys tumbalensis
Tylomys watsoni

Tylomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [1] It contains the following species:

Rodent Diverse order of mammals

Rodents are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents ; they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order and live in a variety of terrestrial habitats, including human-made environments.

Cricetidae family of mammals

The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

The Chiapan climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. The species is known from only one location in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. The habitat in the region is being converted to agricultural and urban use, which is likely causing critical declines in numbers of T. bullaris.

The fulvous-bellied climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Panama.

The Mira climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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Muroidea superfamily of mammals

The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives. They occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except Antarctica. Some authorities have placed all members of this group into a single family, Muridae, due to difficulties in determining how the subfamilies are related to one another. The following taxonomy is based on recent well-supported molecular phylogenies.

Dendromurinae subfamily of mammals

Dendromurinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Nesomyidae and superfamily Muroidea. The dendromurines are currently restricted to Africa, as is the case for all extant members of the family Nesomyidae. The authorship of the subfamily has been attributed to both Alston, 1876, and (incorrectly) to G. M. Allen, 1939.

Tylomyinae subfamily of mammals

The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae. Many authorities place all three of these subfamilies in a single subfamily, Sigmodontinae.

<i>Batomys</i> genus of mammals

Batomys is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six described species.

Bunomys is a genus of rodent from Sulawesi and Buton Island.

Tokudaia is a genus of murine rodent native to Japan. Known as Ryūkyū spiny rats or spinous country-rats, population groups exist on several non-contiguous islands. Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living relatives of the Eurasian field mouse (Apodemus). Of the three species, both T. osimensis and T. tokunoshimensis have lost their Y chromosome and SRY gene; the sex chromosomes of T. muenninki, on the other hand, are abnormally large.

The Mindoro climbing rat or Mindoro rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines, and is known only from Ilong Peak in the Halcon Mountains. It is the only species in the genus Anonymomys. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Holochilus chacarius, also known as the Chacoan marsh rat or Chaco marsh rat, is a semiaquatic rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay within the Gran Chaco.

The big-eared climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Sundamys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia. It contains the following species:

Peters's climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

Panamanian climbing rat species of mammal

The Panamanian climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Panama.

The Tumbala climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico, where it is known only from one locality in Tumbalá, Chiapas. The species is threatened by deforestation.

Watson's climbing rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Tylomyini tribe of mammals

Tylomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae. The rats share the characteristics of all being climbing rats.

Climbing rat may refer to the following rodents:

References

  1. ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Genus Tylomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1188–1189. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.


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