Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Scientific name Megalomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Tribe Oryzomyini Higher classification Sigmodontinae | |
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Lower classifications Megalomys desmarestii, Megalomys luciae, Megalomys audreyae, Megalomys curazensis | ||
Megalomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, part of the tribe Oryzomyini. The genus contains five large rodents from various Caribbean islands, all of which are now extinct. The last species to survive was M. desmarestii from Martinique, which became extinct after the Mount Pelée eruption in 1902.
It contains the following species:
References
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