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:
Microakodontomys
Microakodontomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Microakodontomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Oryzomyini. Provisionally left as Sigmodontinae incertae sedis by Hershkovitz (1993:2), who remarked that 'Overall resemblance to Microryzomys and Oligoryzomys suggests differentiation from an oryzomyine stock in a scrub brush habitat transitional between forest and savanna.' To us, the holotype displays features that clearly ally it with Oryzomyini sensu Voss and Carleton (1993). Founded on a single young specimen with damaged skull, the diagnostic traits of this new genus and species, whi...