(Spotorno Cofre Manriquez Vilina Marquet and Walker 1998)
Loxodontomys: References
Expert(s):
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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:
Loxodontomys
Loxodontomys: Geographic Information
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Loxodontomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Phyllotini. Diagnosed as a subgenus of Phyllotis and maintained at that rank (Pearson, 1958) or as a full synonym (Hershkovitz, 1962). Transferred to Auliscomys, employed as a genus, by Simonetti and Spotorno (1980). Based on morphological studies, however, the species do not cladistically nest within Auliscomys or Phyllotis proper but instead are associated with a clade containing Reithrodon and variably other genera (Braun, 1993; Spotorno et al., 1998; Steppan, 1993, 1995)