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Delomys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Sigmodontinae

Scientific name
  
Delomys

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cricetidae

Tribe
  
Thomasomyini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodent

Lower classifications
  
Striped Atlantic Forest rat, Pallid Atlantic Forest rat

Delomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Thomasomyini of family Cricetidae. Four species are known, all found in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina and Brazil. They are as follows:

  • Delomys altimontanus
  • Montane Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys collinus)
  • Striped Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys dorsalis)
  • Pallid Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys sublineatus)
  • References

    Delomys Wikipedia