| Delomys | |
|---|---|
| .png.webp) | |
| Cranium of Delomys dorsalis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Cricetidae | 
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae | 
| Tribe: | Thomasomyini | 
| Genus: | Delomys Thomas, 1917 | 
| Type species | |
| Hesperomys dorsalis Hensel, 1873 | |
| Species | |
| Delomys altimontanus | |
Delomys is a genus of South American rodents of family Cricetidae. Three species are known, all found in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina and Brazil.[1][2] They are as follows:
- Delomys altimontanus
- Striped Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys dorsalis)
- Pallid Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys sublineatus)
References
- ↑ 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. pp. 1111–1112. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Gonçalves, P.R.; de Oliveira, J.A. (2014). "An integrative appraisal of the diversification in the Atlantic forest genus Delomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with the description of a new species". Zootaxa. 3760 (1): 001–038. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3760.1.1.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.