Chilomys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Chilomys
Species (7): C. carapazi – C. fumeus – C. georgeledecii – C. instans – C. neisi – C. percequilloi – C. weksleri –

Name

Chilomys Thomas, 1897: 500

• Type species: Oryzomys instans Thomas, 1895, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1897. Notes on some S.-American Muridae. The Annals And Magazine of Natural History series 6 19: 494–501. DOI: 10.1080/00222939708680568 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pacheco, V. 2015. Genus Chilomys Thomas, 1897. Pp. 577–580 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 
• Brito M., J., Tinoco, N., Pinto, C.M., García, R., Koch, C., Fernandez, V., Burneo, S. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2022. Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10: e13211. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13211 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Forest Mice