f^ 'I-; % THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OF LIVING RODENTS BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY) THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OF LIVING RODENTS ^ P.St^'^^^J- ^' ELLERMAN WITH A LIST OF NAMED FORMS (1758-1936) BY R. W. HAYMAN and G. W. C. HOLT VOLUME II. FAMILY MURIDAE LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM Issued 2ISI March, 1941] [Price One Pound Fifteen Shillings Sold at The British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, S.W; and by B. QuARiTCH, Ltd.; Dulau & Co., Ltd.; and the Oxford University Press (All rights reserved) made and printed IX GREAT BRITAIN" BY' JARROLD and SONS LTD. .NORWICH CONTENTS Order RODENTIA Superfamily MUROIDAE Family Muridae Subfamily Murinae 30 Genus Eliurus, Milne-Edwards 75 Genus Anisomys, Thomas 77 Genus Hapalomys, Blyth 79 Genus Pogonomys, Milne-Edwards 81 Genus Lenomys, Thomas 83 Genus Chiropodomys, Peters 84 Genus Vandeleuria, Gray 86 Genus Micromys, Dehne 89 Genus Apodemus, Kaup 92 Genus Thamnomys, Thomas 103 Genus Grammomys, Thomas 104 Genus Carpomys, Thomas 107 Genus Batomys, Thomas 108 Genus Pithecheir, Cuvier 109 Genus Crateromys, Thomas no Genus Hyotnys, Thomas III Genus Mallomys, Thomas 112 Genus Coniluriis, Ogilby "3 Genus Zysomys, Thomas 114 Genus Laomys, Thomas 115 Genus Mesembriomys, Palmer 116 Genus Oenomys, Thomas 118 Genus Mylomys, Thomas 119 Genus Dasymys, Peters 120 Genus Arvicanthis, Lesson 123 Genus Hadromys, Thomas 127 Genus Pelomys, Peters 127 Genus Lemniscomys, Trouessart 130 Genus Rhabdomys, Thomas 133 (ienus Hyboniys, Thomas 135 CONTENTS Genus Millardia, Thomas . Genus Pyromys, Thomas Genus Dacnomys, Thomas . Genus Eropeplus, Miller & HoUister Genus Stenocephalem\s, Frick Genus Aethomys, Thomas . Genus Thallomys, Thomas . Genus Rattiis, Fischer Genus Gyomys, Thomas Genus Leporillus, Thomas . Genus Pseudomys, Gray Genus Apoinys, Mearns Genus Melomys, Thomas Genus Uromys, Peters Genus Coelomys, Thomas Genus Malacomys, Milne-Edwards Genus Haeromys, Thomas . Genus Chiromysciis, Thomas Genus Zelotomys, Osgood Genus Hylenomys, I'homas . Genus Muriculus, Thomas . Genus Mtts, Linnaeus Genus Mycterom\s, Robinson & Kloss Genus Leggadina, Thomas . Genus Colomys, Thomas & Wroughton Genus Nesoromys, Thomas . Genus Crunomys, Thomas . Genus Alacriiromys, Stein Genus Loplniromys, Peters . Genus Notomys, Lesson Genus Mastacomys, Thomas Genus Golunda, Gray Genus Echiolhrix, Gray Genus Acomys, Geoffroy Genus Uranomys, Dollman . Genus Bandicota, Gray Genus Nesokia, Gray . Genus Beamys, Thomas