Manumys is an extinct monotypic genus of chinchilloid rodent that lived in South America during the Burdigalian stage of the Early Miocene subepoch.
Etymology The generic name Manumys references Manu National Park in Peru. The specific epithet of the type species, Manumys materdei, means "mother of God" in Latin and references the Madre de Dios River that runs through the area where the holotype of the species was discovered.
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