Taxonomy Profile: Nesomyinae (Forsyth Major 1897)

Nesomyinae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subfamily
Synonym(s):
Gymnuromyinae
Ellerman 1941
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Nesomyinae: 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 : Nesomyidae
Subfamily : Nesomyinae
Nesomyinae Direct Children(s):
Brachytarsomys
(Günther 1875)
Brachyuromys
(Forsyth Major 1896)
Eliurus
(Milne-Edwards 1885)
Gymnuromys
(Forsyth Major 1896)
Hypogeomys
(A Grandidier 1869)
Macrotarsomys
(Milne-Edwards and G Grandidier 1898)
Nesomys
(Peters 1870)
Monticolomys
(Carleton and Goodman 1996)
Voalavo
(Carleton and Goodman 1998)
Nesomyinae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Nesomyinae
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Nesomyinae
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:
Nesomyinae
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:
Nesomyinae
Nesomyinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Nesomyinae: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Emended definition - Muroid rodents in which the jugal is large, spanning most of the middle zygomatic arch (Major, 1897); the tongue retains three circumvallate papillae (Tullberg, 1899; Vorontsov, 1967); and the enamel face of the lower incisors bears two low and inconspicuous ridges, close-set in parallel and positioned mediolaterally (confirmed by MDC in all nine genera)