Thalpomys

Thalpomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Thalpomys Thomas, 1916
Type species
Thalpomys lasiotis Thomas, 1916
Species
Thalpomys cerradensis Thalpomys lasiotis

Thalpomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Akodontini of family Cricetidae.^[1] Two species are known, both found in the cerrado tropical savanna ecoregion of central Brazil. They are as follows:

• Cerrado mouse (Thalpomys cerradensis)
• Hairy-eared cerrado mouse (Thalpomys lasiotis)

References

1. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1178–1179. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.