Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Scientific name Melanomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Tribe Oryzomyini Higher classification Sigmodontinae | |
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Lower classifications Melanomys caliginosus, Melanomys zunigae, Melanomys robustulus | ||
Melanomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, which is distributed in northern South America and adjacent Central America. It contains three species, two of which—Melanomys robustulus and Melanomys zunigae—have limited distributions. The third, Melanomys caliginosus, is more widely distributed, but may be a species complex.
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