After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Taylor, Denys & Mukerjee, 2003
Otomys F.Cuvier, 1824
non Otomys A. Smith, 1834
(syn. of Malacothrix, a dentromurine (?Muridae: Dendromurinae)
Euryotis Brants, 1827
including:
Oreomys Heuglin, 1877
Oreinomys Trouessart, 1881
Myotomys Thomas, 1918
Anchotomys Thomas, 1937
Metotomys Broom, 1937
†Prototomys Broom, 1948
Otomys unisulcatus
†Otomys sp. cf. Otomys sloggetti
†Otomys sp. cf. Otomys petteri
Otomys sloggetti
†Otomys sp. cf. Otomys gracilis
Otomys saundersiae
Otomys denti
Otomys irroratus
Otomys tropicalis
Otomys t. tropicalis
Otomys t. burtoni
†Otomys petteri
Otomys angoniensis
Otomys maximus
Otomys anchietae
Otomys a. anchietae
Otomys a. lacustris
Otomys a. barbouri
Otomys occidentalis
Otomys laminatus
Otomys typus
Otomys t. jacksoni
Otomys t. typus
Reference(s):
- McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Taylor, P. J., Denys, C. & Mukerjee, M., 2003: Phylogeny of the African murid tribe Otomyini (Rodentia), based on morphological and allozyme evidence.
–Zoologica Scripta: Vol. 33, pp. 389-402