Nyctomyini
| Nyctomyini Temporal range: - Recent |
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| Nyctomys sumichrasti (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Tylomyinae |
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Nyctomyini Musser and Carleton, 2005 |
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Nyctomys Saussure, 1860 |
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Nyctomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae which includes two genera, Nyctomys and Otonyctomys, each with a single species. Both are medium-sized rats with tawny to brownish fur and a hairy tail.
Tribe Nyctomyini
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