Pliomys

<i>Pliomys</i>

Pliomys

Extinct genus of rodents

Pliomys is an extinct genus of forest voles, subfamily Arvicolinae, tribe Pliomyini (Musser and Carleton, 2005). One member is the extinct species Pliomys episcopalis. The genus was described by Méhely in 1914, and is paraphyletic with respect to Dinaromys.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive". Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  • 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.


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