Taxonomy Profile: Neacomys (Thomas 1900)

Neacomys: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Bristly Mice []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Neacomys: 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 : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
New World rats |
New World mice |
Genus : Neacomys
Bristly Mice |
Neacomys Direct Children(s):
Neacomys guianae
(Thomas 1905)
Neacomys pictus
(Goldman 1912)
Neacomys spinosus
(Thomas 1882)
Neacomys tenuipes
(Thomas 1900)
Neacomys dubosti
(Voss Lunde and Simmons 2001)
Neacomys minutus
(Patton da Silva and Malcolm 2000)
Neacomys musseri
(Patton da Silva and Malcolm 2000)
Neacomys paracou
(Voss Lunde and Simmons 2001)
Neacomys: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Neacomys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Neacomys
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:
Neacomys
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:
Neacomys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, E. Raymond
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-04-03 / 1981-04-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
601-1175
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-05443-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Neacomys
Neacomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Neacomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Oryzomyini. Sister genus to Microryzomys according to gene sequence studies (Myers et al., 1995; Patton and da Silva, 1995; Smith and Patton, 1999; Weksler, 2003) or to Oligoryzomys according to allozymic analyses (Dickerman and Yates, 1995). Recent taxonomic descriptions and detailed regional comparisons have markedly improved understanding of species diversity and their morphological discrimination (Patton et al., 2000; Voss et al., 2001). Delineation of yet other species and enhancement ...