Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Phaenomys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Phaenomys
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:
Phaenomys
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/
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Reference for:
Phaenomys
Phaenomys: Geographic Information
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Phaenomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Sigmodontinae incertae sedis per Smith and Patton (1999) or Oryzomyini sensu lato per Reig (1981). Another of the SE Brazilian endemics whose systematic relationships are minimally understood. Bonvicino et al. (2001) reported on a recently collected specimen, documenting its karyotype (2n = 78, FN = 114), redescribing the taxon's morphology, and comparing it with Andean Thomasomyini and other Atlantic Forest thomasomyine-like genera. The authors noted that morphological characters reinforce...