Thaptomys Thomas 1916 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: O. Thomas. 1916. On the South-American Muridae commonly referred to Akodon. Annals and magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology XVIII:334-340

Parent taxon: Akodontini according to G. D'Elía 2003

See also Thomas 1916

Sister taxa: Akodon, Bibimys, Blarinomys, Brucepattersonius, Deltamys, Gyldenstolpia, Juscelinomys, Kunsia, Lenoxus, Necromys, Oxymycterus, Scapteromys, Thalpomys

Subtaxa: Thaptomys nigrita

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thaptomys in the database

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