Dinomyidae
Also known as: Dinomyidae, Dinomyidés, Giant Rats, PACARANA, Pacarana's, Pacaranas, Pakaranafamilien, Pakaranagiller
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Dinomyidae |
| Published in | Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin p.552 |
| Genera | 21 |
| Species records held | 45 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 94 |
| GBIF key | 5497 |
Genera in Dinomyidae
- Olenopsis — 7 species: Olenopsis agnesensis, Olenopsis americanus, Olenopsis cleora, Olenopsis crito, Olenopsis roddyi, Olenopsis typicus, Olenopsis uncinus
- Scleromys — 6 species: Scleromys angustus, Scleromys colombianus, Scleromys osbornianus, Scleromys praecursor, Scleromys quadrangulatus, Scleromys schurmanni
- Tetrastylus — 5 species: Tetrastylus angustidens, Tetrastylus araucanus, Tetrastylus giganteus, Tetrastylus gigantissimus, Tetrastylus intermedius
- Gyriabrus — 4 species: Gyriabrus latidens, Gyriabrus quadratus, Gyriabrus royoi, Gyriabrus teisseirei
- Phoberomys — 3 species: Phoberomys bordasi, Phoberomys burmeisteri, Phoberomys pattersoni
- Dinomys — 2 species: Dinomys branickii, Dinomys branicku
- Eumegamys — 2 species: Eumegamys paranensis, Eumegamys scalabrinianus
- Eusigmomys — 2 species: Eusigmomys friasensis, Eusigmomys oppositus
- Potamarchus — 2 species: Potamarchus adamiae, Potamarchus murinus
- Arazamys — 1 species: Arazamys castiglionii
- Briaromys — 1 species: Briaromys trouessartianus
- Discolomys — 1 species: Discolomys cuneus
- Drytomomys — 1 species: Drytomomys aequatorialis
- Eumegamysops — 1 species: Eumegamysops praependens
- Ferigolomys — 1 species: Ferigolomys pacarana
- Josephoartigasia — 1 species: Josephoartigasia monesi
- Paranamys — 1 species: Paranamys typicus
- Pseudopotamarchus — 1 species: Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai
- Simplimus — 1 species: Simplimus indivisus
- Telicomys — 1 species: Telicomys amazonensis
- Telodontomys — 1 species: Telodontomys compressidens
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.