Taxonomy Profile: Euneomys (Coues 1874)

Euneomys: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Chelemyscus
Thomas 1925
Common Name(s):
Chinchilla Mice []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Euneomys: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
New World rats |
New World mice |
Genus : Euneomys
Chinchilla Mice |
Euneomys Direct Children(s):
Euneomys chinchilloides
(Waterhouse 1839)
Euneomys fossor
(Thomas 1899)
Euneomys mordax
(Thomas 1912)
Euneomys petersoni
(J A Allen 1903)
Euneomys: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Euneomys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Euneomys
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Euneomys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Euneomys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hershkovitz, Philip
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1962-12-20 / 1962-12-20
Article/Chapter Title:
Evolution of Neotropical Cricetine Rodents (Muridae), with Special Reference to the Phyllotine Group
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fieldiana Zoology, vol. 46
Page(s):
1-524
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0015-0754
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2744866
Reference for:
Euneomys
Euneomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Euneomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Reithrodontini. Sister genus to Neotomys-Reithrodon­ based on cladistic evaluation of morphological characters (Ortiz et al., 2000b; Pardiñas, 1997; Steppan, 1995; Steppan and Sullivan, 2000). See remarks under Reithrodon on tribal affiliation. Relatively few specimens exist to substantiate the specific taxonomy and distribution of the genus. Revised by Hershkovitz (1962), who acknowledged several nominal species but indicated their probable synonymy under E. chinchilloides, as Mann (1978) ...