Table 2

Proposed tribal arrangment of the Murinae.

Tribes

Taxa in this study

Divisions

Additional taxa

Musser and Carleton [8]

Musser and Carleton [8]


Arvicanthini

Aethomys

Aethomys division

Micaelamys


Arvicanthis

Arvicanthis division

Desmomys

Lemniscomys

Mylomys

Pelomys

Rhabdomys


Dasymys

Dasymys division


Golunda

Golunda division


Hybomys

Hybomys division

Dephomys

Stochomys


Grammomys

Oenomys division

Lamottemys

Oenomys

Malpaisomys

Thallomys

Thamnomys


Otomyini

Otomys

Otomyinae

Myotomys

Parotomys


Millardini

Cremnomys

Millardia division

Diomys

Millardia

Madromys


Apodemini

Apodemus

Apodemus division

Rhagamys

Tokudaia


Malacomyini

Malacomys

Malacomys division


Praomyini

Colomys

Colomys division

Nilopegamys

Zelotomys


Heimyscus

Stenocephalemys division

Hylomyscus

Mastomys

Myomyscus

Praomys

Stenocephalemys


Murini

Mus

Mus division

Muriculus


Hydromyini

Apomys

Chrotomys division

Archboldomys

Chrotomys

Rhynchomys


Hydromys

Hydromys division

Crossomys

Microhydromys

Parahydromys

Paraleptomys


Conilurus

Pseudomys division

Leggadina

Pseudomys

Leporillus

Mastacomys

Mesembriomys

Notomys

Zyzomys


Pogonomys division

Abeomelomys

Anisomys

Chiruromys

Coccymys

Coryphomys

Hyomys

Macruromys

Mallomys

Mammelomys

Pogonomelomys

Pogonomys

Spelaeomys

Xenuromys


Uromys division

Melomys

Paramelomys

Protochromys

Solomys

Uromys


Xeromys division

Leptomys

Pseudohydromys

Xeromys


Lorentzimys division

Lorentzimys


Rattini

Crunomys division

Crunomys

Sommeromys


Leopoldamys

Dacnomys division

Anonymomys

Niviventer

Chiromyscus

Dacnomys


Maxomys

Maxomys division


Micromys

Micromys division

Chiropodomys

Haeromys

Hapalomys

Vandeleuria

Vernaya


Bandicota

Rattus division

Abditomys

Berylmys

Bullimus

Bunomys

Kadarsanomys

Diplothrix

Komodomys

Rattus

Limnomys

Sundamys

Nesokia

Nesoromys

Palawanomys

Papagomys

Paruromys

Paulamys

Taeromys

Tarsomys

Tryphomys


Melasmothrix division

Melasmothrix

Tateomys


Phloeomyini

Batomys

Phloeomys division

Carpomys

Phloeomys

Crateromys


Murinae incertae sedis

Echiothrix division

Echiothrix


Hadromys division

Hadromys


Pithecheir division

Eropeplus

Lenomys

Lenothrix

Margaretamys

Pithecheir

Pithecheirops


The "divisions" of Musser and Carleton [8] are indicated as well as taxa not included in our analyses. Taxa for which there is independent molecular or morphological evidence of phylogenetic position are underlined (see text for details). All the other ones should be treated as Murinae incertae sedis. † : fossil genus.

Lecompte et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008 8:199   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-199

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