Bolomys Thomas 1916 (bolo mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Synonym: Cabreramys Massoia and Fornes 1967

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: Muridae according to O. Thomas 1916

See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Salles et al. 2006 and Vitullo et al. 1986

Sister taxa: Aethomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, 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, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys

Subtaxa: Bolomys bonapartei Bolomys temchuki

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (4)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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