Bibimys

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? Crimson-nosed rats Fossil Range: Pleistocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Superfamily: Muroidea Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Tribe: Akodontini Genus: Bibimys Massoia, 1979
Species
Bibimys chacoensis Bibimys labiosus Bibimys torresi

Bibiyms is a genus of new world rats. Commonly known as the crimson-nosed rats, there are three species:

• B. chacoensis - Chaco Crimson-nosed Rat - found in north-east Argentina
• B. labiosus - Large-lipped Crimson-nosed Rat - south-east Brazil
• B. torresi - Torres' Crimson-nosed Rat - central Argentina

References

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