PLATACANTHOMYIDAE, Alston, 1876
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6603025 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6602955 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E11A87B3-FF8B-C725-FE18-FD86F870FB00 |
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Felipe |
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PLATACANTHOMYIDAE |
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Family PLATACANTHOMYIDAE View in CoL
(TREE MICE)
• Small rodents with compact bodies, large ears, and long tails resembling bottle brushes.
• 15-25 cm. View Figure
• Palearctic and Indo-Malayan regions. View Figure
Tropical and subtropical montane forests.
2 genera, 5 species, 7 taxa.
1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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