Mesembriomys
Genus of mammals
Mesembriomys Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent | |
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Black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Mesembriomys Palmer, 1906 |
Type species | |
Mus hirsutus[1] | |
Species | |
Mesembriomys gouldii |
Mesembriomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia.[1] It contains the following species:
- Black-footed tree-rat (M. gouldii)
- Golden-backed tree-rat (M. macrurus)
References
- ^ a b 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. p. 1381. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Pogonomys–Pseudomys)
Division
Abeomelomys |
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Anisomys |
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Brassomys |
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Chiruromys |
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Coccymys |
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Hyomys (White-eared rats) |
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Macruromys (New Guinean rats) |
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Mallomys (Giant tree rats) |
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Mammelomys |
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Pogonomelomys (Rummler's mosaic tailed rats) |
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Pogonomys (Prehensile-tailed rats) |
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Xenuromys |
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Division
Conilurus |
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Leggadina |
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Leporillus (Australian stick-nest rats) |
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Mastacomys |
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Mesembriomys (Tree rats) |
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Notomys (Australian hopping mice) |
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Pseudomys (Australian native mice) |
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Zyzomys (Thick-tailed rats) |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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