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Melanomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Melanomys was named by Thomas (1902). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sigmodontinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Melanomys Thomas
2005Melanomys Wilson and Reeder

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
genusMelanomysThomas 1902

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. Melanomys Thomas 1902
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Melanomys caliginosus Tomes 1860 [Dusky melanomys]
Melanomys robustulus Thomas 1914 [Robust melanomys]
Melanomys zunigae Sanborn 1949 [Zunigas melanomys]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available