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Thalpomys

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Thalpomys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Akodontini
Genus: Thalpomys
Thomas, 1916
Type species
Thalpomys lasiotis
Thomas, 1916
Species

Thalpomys cerradensis
Thalpomys lasiotis

Thalpomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Akodontini of family Cricetidae.[1] Two species are known, both found in the cerrado tropical savanna ecoregion of central Brazil. They are as follows:

References

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  1. ^ 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. 1178–1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.