Deomyinae
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As a subfam, this falls under ICZN rules and rules of priority apply. Is this a better wording perhaps?
{{Taxobox
| name = Deomyines
| fossil_range = Early [[Pliocene]] - Recent
| image = Sinaistachelmaus.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''[[Acomys cahirinus]]''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Rodent]]ia
| superfamilia = [[Muroidea]]
| familia = [[Muridae]]
| subfamilia = '''Deomyinae'''
| subfamilia_authority = Thomas, 1888
| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
| subdivision =
''[[Acomys]]'' <br />
''[[Deomys]]'' <br />
''[[Lophuromys]]'' <br />
''[[Uranomys]]'' <br />
}}
The [[subfamily]] '''Deomyinae''' consists of four genera of [[mouse]]-like [[rodent]]s that were placed in the subfamilies [[Murinae]] and [[Dendromurinae]] until very recently. They are sometimes called '''Acomyinae''', particularly in references that predate the discovery that the link rat, ''[[Deomys ferugineus]]'', is part of the [[clade]]. Deomyinae is the older name and therefore has priority over Acomyinae.
Deomyines share no [[morphology (biology)|morphological]] characteristics that can be used to separate them from other [[Muroidea|muroids]], though subtle aspects of the third upper [[Molar (tooth)|molar]] have been suggested. This [[subfamily]] is united solely on the basis of shared [[gene|genetic]] mutations. These conclusions have demonstrated good [[statistics|statistical]] support using nuclear and [[mitochondrial DNA|mitochondrial]] [[DNA]], as well as [[DNA-DNA hybridization]].
Because of the lack of physical characteristics supporting this group, it is very possible that the [[subfamily]] as it is currently recognized is subject to enlargement. Many of the [[genus|genera]] currently placed in [[Murinae]] or [[Dendromurinae]] have never been included in a [[molecular phylogeny|molecular phylogenetic]] analysis. There are potential surprises awaiting when they are.
All genera are found in [[Africa]], suggesting the deomyines may have originated there. The spiny mice, ''[[Acomys]]'' spp. are also found in [[Asia]].
There are currently 4 genera and 36 species included in the Deomyinae.
==List of Genera==
*Subfamily Deomyinae
**Genus ''[[Acomys]]'' - spiny mice
**Genus ''[[Deomys]]'' - link rat
**Genus ''[[Lophuromys]]'' - brush-furred mice
**Genus ''[[Uranomys]]'' - Rudd's mouse
==References==
*Chevret, P., C. Denys, J.-J. Jaeger, J. Michaux, AND F. M. Catzeflis. 1993. Molecular evidence that the spiny mouse (''[[Acomys]]'') is more closely related to [[gerbil]]s (Gerbillinae) than to the true mice (Murinae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 90:3433-3436.
*Jansa, S. A. and M. Weksler. [[Phylogeny]] of [[Muroidea|muroid]] [[rodent]]s: relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP [[gene]] sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31:256-276.
*Michaux, J., A. Reyes, and F. Catzeflis. 2001. Evolutionary history of the most speciose [[mammal]]s: molecular [[phylogeny]] of [[Muroidea|muroid]] [[rodent]]s. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 17:280-293.
*Steppan, S. J., R. A. Adkins, and J. Anderson. 2004. [[Phylogeny]] and [[divergence da]]te estimates of rapid radiations in [[muroid rodent]]s based on multiple nuclear [[gene]]s. Systematic Biology, 53:533-553.
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