Srilankamys Musser 1981

Srilankamys Musser 1981, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 168: 268.

Type Species: Rattus ohiensis Phillips 1929

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Srilankamys ohiensis (Phillips 1929)

Discussion: Dacnomys Division. A montane insular relict with possible phylogenetic ties to Chiromyscus and Niviventer, but not to Rattus (Musser, 1981 b) . The genus also exhibits some morphological traits characteristic of Maxomys; its inclusion in the Dacnomys Division has to be tested by broader character analyses that includes chromosomal and molecular data.