Taxonomy Profile: Mastacomys fuscus (Thomas 1882)

Mastacomys fuscus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pseudomys fuscus
Thomas 1882
Mastacomys mordicus
Thomas 1922
Mastacomys wombeyensis
Ride 1956
Mastacomys fuscus brazenori
Ride 1956
Common Name(s):
Broad-toothed Mastacomys []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mastacomys fuscus: 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 : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Murinae
Old World rats |
Old World mice |
Genus : Mastacomys
Species : Mastacomys fuscus
Broad-toothed Mastacomys |
Mastacomys fuscus Direct Children(s):
Mastacomys fuscus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
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:
Mastacomys fuscus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Watts, Christopher H. S., and H. J. Aslin
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-01-01 / 1981-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Rodents of Australia
Page(s):
ix + 321
Publisher:
Angus & Robertson Publishers
Publication Place:
Australia
ISBN/ISSN:
0-207-14235-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mastacomys fuscus
Mastacomys fuscus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mastacomys fuscus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: The form fuscus and the other taxa listed above were all described and revised under Mastacomys (Ride, 1956; Wakefield, 1972b), and this genus has always been recognized (Watts and Aslin, 1981; Mahoney and Richardson, 1988). However, chromosomal morphology (Baverstock et al., 1977c), G-banding homologies (Baverstock et al., 1983b), allozymic data (Baverstock et al., 1981), and phallic morphology (Lidicker and Brylski, 1987) linked fuscus with some species of Pseudomys, and Watts et al. (199...