Nesomyidae is a family of African rodents in the superfamily Muroidea, native to continental Africa and Madagascar. It includes Malagasy rodents, climbing mice, African rock mice, swamp mice, pouched rats and the white-tailed rat, classified into six subfamilies, 21 genera and 68 species.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ133021, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Nesomyidae
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Nesomyidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 63
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Nesomyidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Nesomyidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 11.63 ... "early_interval": "Tortonian"
Wikidata: Nesomyidae
Wikidata Q133021, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.