Tylomyini Explained

Tylomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Tylomyinae. The rats share the characteristics of all being climbing rats.

Classification

Tribe Tylomyini

• GenusTylomys
  • 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