Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: M. D. Carleton and S. L. Olson. 1999. Amerigo Vespucci and the rat of Fernando de Noronha: a new genus and species of Rodentia (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) from a volcanic island off Brazil's continental shelf. American Museum Novitates 3256:1-59

Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to M. D. Carleton and S. L. Olson 1999

Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys

Subtaxa: Noronhomys vespuccii

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Type: Noronhomys vespuccii

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Santo Antonio peninsula, Fernando de Noronha (Quaternary of Brazil)

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