Dephomys Thomas, 1926 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 17:177.

TYPE SPECIES: Mus defua Miller, 1900 .

COMMENTS: Another genus founded by Thomas and either relegated to Rattus as a subgenus or combined with Stochomys, which was then treated as a subgenus of either Rattus or Aethomys (see discussions in D. H. S. Davis, 1965; Rosevear, 1969; and Van der Straeten, 1984). The generic integrity of Dephomys was recognized by Misonne (1969) and Rosevear (1969), who also suggested it was not especially closely related to Stochomys, which was the conventional view. Molar characters and morphometric data clearly point to Hybomys as the closest phylogenetic ally of Dephomys (Misonne, 1969; Van der Straeten, 1984).