Necromys

Necromys
Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Akodontini
Genus: Necromys
Ameghino, 1889
Species

Necromys amoenus
Necromys benefactus
Necromys lactens
Necromys lasiurus
Necromys lenguarum
Necromys obscurus
Necromys punctulatus
Necromys temchuki
Necromys urichi

Synonyms

Bolomys Thomas, 1916
Cabreramys Massoia & Fornes, 1967

Necromys is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to Akodon.[1] This genus has also been known as Cabreramys or more recently Bolomys. N. urichi has recently been transferred from Akodon.

Species listed in Necromys include:

References

  1. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1130–1131. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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