Dephomys
Genus of rodents
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Dephomys Thomas, 1926 |
Type species | |
Mus defua | |
Species | |
Dephomys defua |
Dephomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species:
- Defua rat (Dephomys defua)
- Ivory Coast rat (Dephomys eburneae)
References
- 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. 1318–1319. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Hadromys–Maxomys)
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Hadromys (Manipur bush rat) |
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Dephomys (Defua rats) |
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Hybomys (Hump-nosed mice) |
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Stochomys |
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Baiyankamys |
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Crossomys |
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Hydromys (Water rats) |
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Microhydromys |
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Parahydromys |
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Paraleptomys |
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Lorentzimys |
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Malacomys (Big-eared swamp rats) |
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Maxomys (Rajah rats) |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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