| Neotominae Temporal range: LateMiocene - Recent | |
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| Peromyscus maniculatus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae Merriam, 1894 |
| Tribes | |
TheNeotominae are asubfamily of thefamilyCricetidae. They consist of four tribes, 16genera, and manyspecies ofNew World rats and mice, predominantly found inNorth America. Among them are the well-known deer mice, white-footed mice, packrats, andgrasshopper mice.
Neotomines are related to the other two subfamilies of mice in theNew World, theSigmodontinae andTylomyinae. Many authorities place them all in a single subfamily,Sigmodontinae.