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Nyctomyini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Cricetidae

Rank
  
Tribe

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodentia

Subfamily
  
Tylomyinae

Nyctomyini

Similar
  
Sumichrast's vesper rat, Hatt's vesper rat, Tumbala climbing rat, Chiapan climbing rat, Tylomyinae

Nyctomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae which includes two genera, Nyctomys and Otonyctomys, each with a single species. Both are medium-sized rats with tawny to brownish fur and a hairy tail.

Classification

Tribe Nyctomyini

  • Genus Otonyctomys
  • Hatt's Vesper Rat, Otonyctomys hatti
  • Genus Nyctomys
  • Sumichrast's Vesper Rat, Nyctomys sumichrasti
  • References

    Nyctomyini Wikipedia