Greater Hamster-Rat

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Greater Hamster-rat

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Beamys
Species:	B. major

Binomial name

Beamys major
Dollman, 1914

The Greater Hamster-rat, Greater Long-tailed Pouched Rat, or Long-tailed Pouched Rat (Beamys major) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

Howell, K., Oguge, N. & Chitaukali, W. 2004. Beamys major. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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Extant species of family Nesomyidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Myomorpha · Superfamily: Muroidea

Petromyscinae

Petromyscus
(Rock mice)

Barbour's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus barbouri) · Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus collinus) · Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus monticularis) · Shortridge's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)

Delanymyinae

Delanymyinae

Delany's Mouse (Delanymys brooksi)

Dendromurinae

Dendromus (African climbing mice)	Remarkable Climbing Mouse (Dendromus insignis) · Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) · Kivu Climbing Mouse (Dendromus kivu) · Lovat's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus lovati) · Gray Climbing Mouse (Dendromus melanotis) · Brant's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas) · Banana Climbing Mouse (Dendromus messorius) · Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) · Nyika Climbing Mouse (Dendromus nyikae) · Cameroon Climbing Mouse (Dendromus oreas) · Vernay's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus vernayi)

Megadendromus	Nikolaus's Mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)

Dendroprionomys	Velvet Climbing Mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)

Prionomys	Dollman's Tree Mouse (Prionomys batesi)

Malacothrix	Gerbil Mouse (Malacothrix typica)

Steatomys	Bocage's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys bocagei) · Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus) · Dainty Fat Mouse (Steatomys cuppedius) · Jackson's Fat Mouse (Steatomys jacksoni) · Kreb's Fat Mouse (Steatomys krebsii) · Pousargues's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys opimus) · Tiny Fat Mouse (Steatomys parvus) · Fat Mouse (Steatomys pratensis)

Mystromyinae

Mystromys

White-tailed Rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)

Cricetomyinae
(Pouched rats)

Beamys	Lesser Hamster-Rat (Beamys hindei) · Greater Hamster-Rat (Beamys major)

Cricetomys	Emin's Pouched Rat (Cricetomys emini) · Gambian Pouch Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)

Saccostomus	South African Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris) · Mearns's Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)

Nesomyinae
(Malagasy rats
and mice)

Brachytarsomys	White-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda) · Hairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa)

Brachyuromys	Betsileo Short-Tailed Rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) · Gregarious Short-Tailed Rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)

Eliurus	Tsingy Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus antsingy) · Ellerman's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus ellermani) · Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri) · Major's Tufted-Tailed Rat (Eliurus majori) · Lesser Tufted-Tailed Rat (Eliurus minor) · Dormouse Tufted-Tailed Rat (Eliurus myoxinus) · White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus) · Petter's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus petteri) · Tanala Tufted-Tailed Rat (Eliurus tanala) · Webb's Tufted-Tailed Rat (Eliurus webbi)

Gymnuromys	Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)

Hypogeomys	Malagasy Giant Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)

Macrotarsomys	Bastard Big-Footed Mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi) · Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) · Macrotarsomys petteri

Monticolomys	Koopman's Montane Voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)

Nesomys	White-bellied Nesomys (Nesomys audeberti) · Western Nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni) · Island Mouse (Nesomys rufus)

Voalavo	Naked-tailed Voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)