Zelotomys Osgood 1910 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Parent taxon: Muridae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Aethomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Bolomys, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection), Tanzania (3), Zambia (2)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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