Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 . Cat. Mamm. Bull. Soc. Etudes Sci. Angers, 1881: 179.

COMMENT: Formerly referred to as Cercomys which was based on Cercomys cunicularius, a composite; see Petter, 1973, Mammalia, 37:422-426.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029002000000 as Cercomys .