Nesomyinae

Hypogeomys antimena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Nesomyinae
Genera (9): Brachytarsomys – Brachyuromys – Eliurus – Gymnuromys – Hypogeomys – Macrotarsomys – Monticolomys – Nesomys – Voalavo

Name

Nesomyinae Forsyth Major, 1897: 714

References

Primary references

• Forsyth Major, C.I. 1897. On the Malagasy Rodent Genus Brachyuromys; and on the Mutual Relations of some Groups of the Muridæ (Hesperomyiræ, Microtinæ, Murinæ, and “Spalacidæ”) with each other and with the Malagasy Nesomyinæ. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 65(3): 695–722. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03114.x ; BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Carleton, M.D. & Schmidt, D.F. 1990. Systematic Studies of Madagascar's Endemic Rodents (Muroidea, Nesomyinae): an Annotated Gazetteer of Collecting Localities of Known Forms. American Museum Novitates 2987: 1–36. BHL Reference page. 
• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1996. Systematic Studies of Madagascar's Endemic Rodents (Muroidea: Nesomyinae): A New Genus and Species from the Central Highlands. Fieldiana Zoology 85: 231–256. BHL Reference page. 
• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1998. New Taxa of Nesomyine Rodents (Muroidea: Muridae) from Madagascar's Nnorthern Highlands, with Taxonomic Comments on Previously Described Forms. Fieldiana Zoology 90: 163–200. BHL Reference page. 
• Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Malagasy Rats and Mice