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(Redirected from Bristly mouse) Genus of rodents

Neacomys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Neacomys
Thomas, 1900
Type species
Hesperomys spinosus
Thomas, 1882
Species

See text.

The genus Neacomys, also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to Oligoryzomys, Oreoryzomys, and Microryzomys. Neacomys species are mainly found in the Amazon basin, but N. pictus occurs in Panama and N. tenuipes in montane Colombia.

Species

There are currently about 24 described species in the genus.

References

  1. Weksler, 2006
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. "Neacomys". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.

Literature cited

Species of tribe Oryzomyini (rice rats)
Aegialomys
Agathaeromys
Amphinectomys
Carletonomys
Cerradomys
Drymoreomys
Eremoryzomys
Euryoryzomys
Handleyomys
Holochilus
Hylaeamys
Lundomys
Megalomys
Melanomys
Microakodontomys
Microryzomys
Mindomys
Neacomys
Nectomys
Nephelomys
Nesoryzomys
Noronhomys
Oecomys
Oligoryzomys
Oreoryzomys
Oryzomys
Pennatomys
Pseudoryzomys
Reigomys
Scolomys
Sigmodontomys
Sooretamys
Transandinomys
Zygodontomys
Incertae sedis
Myomorpha
Myomorpha
Anomalomyidae
Dipodoidea
Dipodidae
Allactaginae
Cardiocraniinae
Dipodinae
Dipodini
Paradipodini
Euchoreutinae
Simimyidae
Sminthidae
Zapodidae
Muroidea
Armintomyidae
Platacanthomyidae
Spalacidae
Myospalacinae
Rhizomyinae
Spalacinae
Eumuroida
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Allactaga elater Cardiocranius paradoxus
Eumuroida
Calomyscidae
Cricetidae
Arvicolinae
Arvicolini
Clethrionomyini
Dicrostonychini
Ellobiusini
Lagurini
Lemmini
Microtini
Ondatrini
Pliophenacomyini
Pliomyini
Cricetinae
Democricetodontinae
Neotominae
Baiomyini
Neotomini
Ochrotomyini
Reithrodontomyini
Sigmodontinae
Oryzomyalia
Abrotrichini
Akodontini
Ozyzomyini
Phyllotini
Thomasomyini
Wiedomyini
Sigmodontalia
Ichthyomyini
Sigmodontini
Tylomyinae
Nyctomyini
Tylomyini
Muridae
Deomyinae
Gerbillinae
Desmodilliscini
Gerbillini
Gerbillurini
Taterillini
Leimacomyinae
Lophiomyinae
Murinae
Apodemini
Arvicanthini
Hapalomyini
Hydromyini
Malacomyini
Millardini
Murini
Otomyini
Phloeomyini
Praomyini
Rattini
Vandeleurini
Pseudocricetodontinae
Nesomyidae
Cricetomyinae
Delanymyinae
Dendromurinae
Mystromyinae
Nesomyinae
Petromyscinae
Peromyscus pembertoni

Cricetus cricetus Malpaisomys insularis Canariomys bravoi Canarios tamarani

Apomys gracilirostris
Taxon identifiers
Neacomys


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