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Pericotes
Phyllotini
The rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae includes New World rats and mice, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the Neotominae and Tylomyinae as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the species count numbers at least 508. Their distribution includes much of the New World, but the genera are predominantly South American, such as brucies. They invaded South America from Central America as part of the Great American Interchange near the
11 branches of this tribe, most-observed first · about 59 known species
Leaf-eared Mice
genusPhyllotis
Vesper Mice
genusCalomys
Big-eared Mice
genusAuliscomys
Graomys
genusGraomys
Lauchas
genusEligmodontia
Loxodontomys
genusLoxodontomys
Chaco Mice
genusAndalgalomys
Calassomys
genusCalassomys
Galenomys
genusGalenomys
Salinomys
genusSalinomys
Tapecuas
genusTapecomys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 735080.