''Tylomys'' 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 na ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...

. It contains the following species: *

Chiapan climbing rat The Chiapan climbing rat (''Tylomys bullaris'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. The species is known from only one location in Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest ...

(''Tylomys bullaris'') *

Fulvous-bellied climbing rat The fulvous-bellied climbing rat (''Tylomys fulviventer'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), ...

(''Tylomys fulviventer'') *

Mira climbing rat The Mira climbing rat (''Tylomys mirae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( ...

(''Tylomys mirae'') *

Peters's climbing rat Peters's climbing rat (''Tylomys nudicaudus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is th ...

(''Tylomys nudicaudus'') *

Panamanian climbing rat The Panamanian climbing rat (''Tylomys panamensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a tr ...

(''Tylomys panamensis'') *

Tumbala climbing rat The Tumbala climbing rat (''Tylomys tumbalensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico, where it is known only from one locality in Tumbalá, Chiapas. The species is threatened by deforestation Defore ...

(''Tylomys tumbalensis'') *

Watson's climbing rat Watson's climbing rat (''Tylomys watsoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a ...

(''Tylomys watsoni'')

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cricetidae-stub