Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2035
Reference for:
Mesomys hispidus
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:
Mesomys hispidus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
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:
Mesomys hispidus
Mesomys hispidus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mesomys hispidus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Type locality unknown, given as Amérique méridionale by Desmarest (1817), restricted to Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil by Tate (1939). However, sequence data from holotype identified close affinities to material from French Guiana and, in consideration of the travel route of the original collector, support the correct placement of the type locality in the state of Amapá, Brazil (Orlando et al., 2003). More than a single species may be represented in this taxon, which demonstrates considerable v...