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:
Oxymycterus dasytrichus
Oxymycterus dasytrichus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Oxymycterus dasytrichus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Original spelling as Mus dosytrichos, emended to dasytrichus by Tate (1932g:17). Arranged as a full synonym of O. rufus by Ellerman (1941) or recognized subspecies by Cabrera (1961), and so associated by Musser and Carleton (1993). Fonseca et al. (1996) and L. G. Pereira et al. (2001) listed dasytrichus as species, and confirmatory data (mitochrondrial DNA) demonstrating its clear separation from O. rufus presented by Hoffmann et al. (2002). Karyotype (2n = 54, FN = 64) reported by L. G. Pe...