Handleyomys

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Cricetidae Tribe Oryzomyini Higher classification Oryzomyini Order Rodent

Lower classifications Long-nosed Rice Rat, Striped Rice Rat

Handleyomys is a genus of Central and South American rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It was first described in 2002 to include two species from the Colombian Andes which were previously included in distinct and unrelated genera, Aepeomys and Oryzomys, but which turned out to be closely related. Later, in 2006, six other species were provisionally added from Oryzomys; these are expected to be placed in new genera in the future.

The genus now includes the following species:

Handleyomys alfaroi

Handleyomys chapmani

Handleyomys fuscatus

Handleyomys intectus

Handleyomys melanotis

Handleyomys rhabdops

Handleyomys rostratus

Handleyomys saturatior

Literature cited

Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. R.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. American Museum of Natural History. 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815.

References

Handleyomys Wikipedia

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