Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 . Cat. Mamm. Bull. Soc. Etudes Sci. Angers, 1881:179.

TYPE SPECIES: Nelomys aperoides Lund, 1839 .

COMMENTS: Formerly referred to as Cercomys which was based on Cercomys cunicularius, a composite (Petter, 1973b).