Allorattus Qiu and Storch 2000 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: Z. Qiu and G. Storch. 2000. The early Pliocene Micromammalian Fauna of Bilike, Inner Mongolia, China (Mammalia: Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Lagomorpha). Senckenbergiana lethaea 80(1):173-229

Parent taxon: Muridae according to Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000

Sister taxa: Abditomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Apomys, Arvicanthis, Bullimus, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Limnomys, Mastacomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Tarsomys, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys

Subtaxa: Allorattus engesseri

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Type: Allorattus engesseri

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bilike (Pliocene of China)

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