Nesomyidae
Family of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents, climbing mice, African rock mice, swamp mice, pouched rats, and the white-tailed rat.
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Nesomyidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Nesomyidae Major, 1897 |
Type genus | |
Nesomys Peters, 1870 | |
Subfamilies | |
Cricetomyinae |
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