Aepeomys
Genus of rodents
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Aepeomys is a small genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1] The species in this genus are found in Ecuador (A. lugens) and Venezuela (both species).
| Aepeomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Thomasomyini |
| Genus: | Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Oryzomys lugens | |
| Species | |
It contains the following two species:
- Olive montane mouse (Aepeomys lugens)
- Reig's montane mouse (Aepeomys reigi)
