Brachytarsomys Günther 1875

Brachytarsomys Günther 1875, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1875: 79.

Type Species: Brachytarsomys albicauda Günther 1875

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Brachytarsomys albicauda Günther 1875

Species Brachytarsomys villosa F. Petter 1962

Discussion: The incipient prismatic condition of the dentition persuaded Ellerman (1941) to classify Brachytarsomys as a primitive arvicoline. Specific discrimination and distributions reviewed by Carleton and Goodman (2003 a).