CALOMYSCIDAE, Vorontsov & Potapova, 1979

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Calomyscidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 144-155 : 144

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6588055
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6588063
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E687A0-FFBE-8D26-F11E-AB0696EDBB0F
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scientific name	CALOMYSCIDAE
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Family CALOMYSCIDAE View in CoL

(BRUSH-TAILED MICE)

• Small rodents with large ears; relatively long, tufted tails; and no cheek pouches.

• • [12-20 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic Region. View Figure

• Dry rocky mountains, hillsides, and canyons.

• 1 genus, 8 species, 11 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
SubOrder	Myomorpha
SuperFamily	Muroidea
Family	Calomyscidae

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