Mylomys Thomas 1906

Mylomys Thomas 1906, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 224.

Type Species: Mylomys cuninghamei Thomas 1906

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Mylomys dybowskii (Pousargues 1893)

Species Mylomys rex Thomas 1906

Discussion: Arvicanthis Group. The Indian Golunda and Mylomys are usually considered close relatives of each other, but Musser (1987 b) discussed traits that indicated their distant relationship and a closer phylogenetic alliance between Mylomys and Pelomys, which is substantiated by mtDNA sequences of cytochrome b and 12S and 16S rRNA gene fragments (Ducroz et al., 2001). Those latter two genera are members of a division that includes Arvicanthis, Lemniscomys, and Rhabdomys as assessed by morphological data (Musser, 1987 b). The molecular results of Ducroz et al. also indicate that Desmomys belongs with this assemblage, and that Mylomys, Pelomys, and Arvicanthis form one lineage, Desmomys and Rhabdomys a second, and a third contains only Lemniscomys .