The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae.

List of Species

SUBFAMILY TYLOMYINAE Tribe Nyctomyini Genus Otonyctomys Hatt's vesper rat, Otonyctomys hatti Genus Nyctomys Sumichrast's vesper rat, Nyctomys sumichrasti Tribe Tylomyini Genus Tylomys Chiapan climbing rat, Tylomys bullaris Fulvous-bellied climbing rat, Tylomys fulviventer Mira climbing rat, Tylomys mirae Peters's climbing rat, Tylomys nudicaudus Panamanian climbing rat, Tylomys panamensis Tumbala climbing rat, Tylomys tumbalensis Watson's climbing rat, Tylomys watsoni Genus Ototylomys Big-eared climbing rat, Ototylomys phyllotis La Pera big-eared climbing rat, Ototylomys chiapensis

See also New World rats and mice

References

Steppan, S. J., R. A. Adkins, and J. Anderson. 2004. Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes. Systematic Biology, 53:533-553.