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Necromys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Necromys was named by Ameghino (1889). It is extant. Its type is Necromys conifer.

It was assigned to Hesperomyidae by Ameghino (1889); and to Akodontini by D'Elía (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Necromys Ameghino p. 118
2003Necromys D'Elía p. 315

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusNecromys

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.

G. Necromys Ameghino 1889
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Necromys benefactus Thomas 1919
†Necromys bonapartei Reig 1978
†Necromys conifer Ameghino 1889
Necromys lactens Thomas 1918
Necromys obscurus Waterhouse 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available