Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Makalata obscura
Makalata obscura: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Makalata obscura: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Data Deficient as Mesomys obscurus
Comment:
Comments: Known only from the original description. Tate (1935) placed it first in the genus Mesomys (p. 413) and then in the genus Echimys (p. 432). Cabrera (1960) followed Tate's first allocation and retained it in Mesomys with reservation, a placement followed by subsequent authors (Corbet and Hill, 1991; Woods, 1993). Emmons (1993a) suggested that the original illustrations precluded identity with Mesomys and Emmons (In Press) placed it in the genus Makalata