Megadontomys

Megadontomys Temporal range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Tribe:	Reithrodontomyini
Genus:	Megadontomys Merriam, 1898
Species
Megadontomys cryophilus Megadontomys nelsoni Megadontomys thomasi

Megadontomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in Mexico. It contains the following species:

• Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus)
• Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni)
• Thomas's Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys thomasi)

References

• 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.