Mesomys Wagner 1845

Mesomys Wagner 1845, Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 145.

Type Species: Mesomys ecaudatus Wagner 1845

Species and subspecies: 4 species:

Species Mesomys hispidus (Desmarest 1817)

Species Mesomys leniceps Thomas 1926

Species Mesomys occultus Patton, da Silva, and Malcolm 2000

Species Mesomys stimulax Thomas 1911

Discussion: Revision of this genus is needed; see Husson (1978:440), Emmons and Feer (1997:234), Voss et al. (2001) and Orlando et al. (2003). Formerly included didelphoides and obscurus, both now placed in the genus Makalata (Emmons, 1993 a) .