Nyctomyini
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Nyctomyini Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
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Nyctomys Saussure, 1860[1]
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Nyctomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae which includes two genera, Nyctomys and Otonyctomys, each with a single species. Both are medium-sized rats with tawny to brownish fur and a hairy tail.[1]
Classification
Tribe Nyctomyini
- Genus Otonyctomys
- Hatt's Vesper Rat, Otonyctomys hatti
- GenusNyctomys
- Sumichrast's Vesper Rat, Nyctomys sumichrasti
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.