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:
Nesoromys
Nesoromys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Nesoromys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Rattus Division. Rümmler (1938) united Nesoromys with Stenomys explaining only that the differences between it and other species in Stenomys was insufficient to recognize a separate genus for ceramicus; he considered ceramicus to represent Stenomys, a group primarily New Guinean in distribution, on Seram. The species, however, exhibits a combination of primitive and highly derived traits not seen in other species of Stenomys or Rattus (Aplin et al., 2003b; Misonne, 1969). While ceramicus do...