Taxonomy Profile: Phyllotis (Waterhouse 1837)

Phyllotis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Leaf-eared Mice []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phyllotis: 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 : Phyllotis
Leaf-eared Mice |
Phyllotis Direct Children(s):
Phyllotis amicus
(Thomas 1900)
Phyllotis andium
(Thomas 1912)
Phyllotis caprinus
(Pearson 1958)
Phyllotis darwini
(Waterhouse 1837)
Phyllotis definitus
(Osgood 1915)
Phyllotis haggardi
(Thomas 1898)
Phyllotis magister
(Thomas 1912)
Phyllotis osgoodi
(Mann 1945)
Phyllotis osilae
(J A Allen 1901)
Phyllotis wolffsohni
(Thomas 1902)
Phyllotis xanthopygus
(Waterhouse 1837)
Phyllotis bonariensis
(Crespo 1964)
Phyllotis limatus
(Thomas 1912)
Phyllotis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Phyllotis
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Phyllotis
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:
Phyllotis
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:
Phyllotis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hershkovitz, Philip
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1962-12-20 / 1962-12-20
Article/Chapter Title:
Evolution of Neotropical Cricetine Rodents (Muridae), with Special Reference to the Phyllotine Group
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fieldiana Zoology, vol. 46
Page(s):
1-524
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0015-0754
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2744866
Reference for:
Phyllotis
Phyllotis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Phyllotis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Phyllotini. Pearson (1958) utilized Auliscomys, Graomys, and Loxodontomys as distinctive subgenera, whereas Hershkovitz (1962) placed all three, plus Paralomys, in complete synonymy - see respective accounts for their reinstatement as genera. Full generic revisions initiated by Pearson (1958) and Hershkovitz (1962), followed by extensive refinement of species definitions and distributions as a result of multifaceted research over the past 25 years - see especially Pearson (1972), Pearson and Pa...