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Coccymys

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Coccymys
Species: C. albidens - C. ruemmleri

Name

Coccymys Menzies, 1990

References

* Coccymys on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Menzies, J.I. 1990. A systematic revision of Pogonomelomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 16:118–137.

Coccymys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:

* White-toothed Brush Mouse (Coccymys albidens)
* Coccymys kirrhos [1]
* Rümmler's Brush Mouse (Coccymys ruemmleri)
* Coccymys shawmayeri [2]


References

1. ^ Systematic Reviews of New Guinea Coccymys and “Melomys” Albidens (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of New Taxa http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/6033/1/B329.pdf
2. ^ Systematic Reviews of New Guinea Coccymys and “Melomys” Albidens (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of New Taxa http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/6033/1/B329.pdf

* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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