Carpomys

Carpomys
Temporal range:
Carpomys phaeurus (upper animal) and Carpomys melanurus (lower animal)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Phloeomyini
Genus: Carpomys
Thomas, 1895
Type species
Carpomys melanurus
Species

Carpomys melanurus
Carpomys phaeurus

Carpomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two extant species, and one extinct species:

It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1895, based on specimens collected by John Whitehead.