Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
819-841
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Glirinae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Jackson, Stephen M., and Richard W. Thorington Jr.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-01-01 / 2012-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Gliding Mammals: Taxonomy of Living and Extinct Species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 638
Page(s):
v + 117
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0081-0282
Notes:
Reference for:
Glirinae
Glirinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Glirinae: Comments
Comment:
Comments: The results of Wahlert et al. (1993) and Storch (1995b) indicated that Myoxus, Muscardinus, and Glirulus form a monophyletic group. Yachontov and Potapova (1991) hypothesized that Glis and Muscardinus are closely related to Selevinia. Daams and de Bruijn (1995) included only Glis and Muscardinus in Glirinae, and arranged Glirulus under their Dryomyinae. Koenigswald (1993, 1995) placed Glis and Glirulus together in his most primitive cluster, 'Group I', and Muscardinus in his most derived cl...