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''Hapalomys'' is a genus of
rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family Muridae endemic to
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. It is the only member of the
tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
Hapalomyini. It contains the following species: * Delacour's marmoset rat (''Hapalomys delacouri'') * Marmoset rat (''Hapalomys longicaudatus'') * Suntsov's marmoset rat (''Hapalomys suntsovi''), a Vietnamese endemic recently described from Binh Phuoc Province, southern Vietnam ''† Hapalomys gracilis'' (fossil species)


References

* Rodent genera Taxa named by Edward Blyth Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub