Melanomys
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Melanomys
Species (3): M. caliginosus – M. robustulus – M. zunigae
Name
edit- Melanomys Thomas, 1902: 248
Type species: Oryzomys phaeopus Thomas, 1894, by original designation.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Thomas, O. 1902. New forms of Saimiri, Oryzomys, Phyllotis, Coendou, and Cyclopes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 10: 246–250.
Additional references
edit- Weksler, M. & Lóss, S. 2015. Genus Melanomys Thomas, 1902. Pp. 348–354 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.
Links
edit- Melanomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Dark Rice Rats