Geoxus Thomas 1919 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to G. D'Elía 2003

Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys

Subtaxa: Geoxus valdivianus

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Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geoxus in the database

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