Skip to content
EntityQ2147138· pop 9· linked from 372 articles

Nyctomyini

Sign in to save

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.

Wikidata facts

Image
Scotinomys teguina, Nyctomys sumichrasti.jpg
Show 1 more fact
taxon name
Nyctomyini

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

2 sections
Contents
  • Classification
  • References

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.

==Classification== Tribe Nyctomyini Genus Otonyctomys Hatt's vesper rat, Otonyctomys hatti Genus Nyctomys Sumichrast's vesper rat, Nyctomys sumichrasti

Available in 8 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0

Connections

Categories