Pearsonomys Patterson 1992

Pearsonomys Patterson 1992, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 106: 132.

Type Species: Pearsonomys annectens Patterson 1992

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Pearsonomys annectens Patterson 1992

Discussion: Akodontini (S Andean clade). A long-clawed akodont with long pinnae, morphologically most similar to Geoxus and probably its closest generic relative (Patterson, 1992 b), a relationship affirmed by molecular data (Smith and Patton, 1999).