Zygodontomys

Zygodontomys
Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Zygodontomys
J.A. Allen, 1897
Type species
Oryzomys cherriei
J.A. Allen, 1895
Species

Zygodontomys brevicauda
Zygodontomys brunneus

Zygodontomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be Scolomys. It ranges from Central America east to the Guianas. It contains two species: Zygodontomys brunneus and Zygodontomys brevicauda.

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