Nyctomyini
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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
- Genus Nyctomys
- Sumichrast's vesper rat, Nyctomys sumichrasti
References
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- ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1187
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- 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.