Necromys

Bolo Mice Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Superfamily:	Muroidea
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Necromys Ameghino, 1889
Species
Necromys amoenus Necromys benefactus Necromys lactens Necromys lasiurus Necromys lenguarum Necromys obscurus Necromys punctulatus Necromys temchuki Necromys urichi
Synonyms
Bolomys Thomas, 1916 Cabreramys Massoia & Fornes, 1967

Necromys is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to Akodon. This genus has also been known as Cabreramys or more recently Bolomys. N. urichi has recently been transferred from Akodon.

Species listed in Necromys include:

• N. amoenus Pleasant Bolo Mouse
• N. benefactus Argentine Bolo Mouse
• N. lactens White-chinned Bolo Mouse
• N. lasiurus Hairy-tailed Bolo Mouse
• N. lenguarum Paraguayan Bolo Mouse
• N. obscurus Dark-furred Bolo Mouse
• N. punctulatus Ecuadoran Bolo Mouse
• N. temchuki Temchuk's Bolo Mouse
• N. urichi Northern Bolo Mouse

References

Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000716.