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Nesomyinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae

Taxonomy
Nesomyinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Nesomyidae by Steppan et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Nesomyinae Steppan et al. p. 547

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyNesomyidae
subfamilyNesomyinae
subfamilyNesomyinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Nesomyinae
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G. Brachytarsomys Günther 1875
G. Eliurus Milne-Edwards 1885 [tufted-tailed rat]
G. Gymnuromys Forsyth Major 1896
G. Hypogeomys Grandidier 1869 [Malagasy giant rat]
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†Hypogeomys boulei Grandidier 1912
G. Nesomys Peters 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available