Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative spelling: Mus (Calomys)
Synonym: Cimmaronomys Hibbard 1953
Full reference: G. R. Waterhouse. 1837. Characters of new species of the genus Mus, from the collection of Mr Darwin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society London V:15-21
Parent taxon: Phyllotini according to G. D'Elía 2003
See also Baskin 1978, Dalquest 1980, Martin et al. 2002, McKenna and Bell 1997, Salles et al. 2006 and Waterhouse 1837
Sister taxa: Auliscomys, Eligmodontia, Graomys, Kraglievichimys, Loxodontomys, Neotomys, Pardinamys, Phyllotis, Tafimys
Subtaxa: Calomys (Calomys) Calomys callosus Calomys expulsus Calomys hummelincki Calomys laucha Calomys musculinus Calomys tener Calomys tocantinsi
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (10 collections), Bolivia (3), Brazil (6), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (1)
Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences
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