Carleton, Michael D., and Guy G. Musser / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Rodentia
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
745-752
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Platacanthomyidae
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:
Platacanthomyidae
Platacanthomyidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Platacanthomyidae: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Detailed diagnosis, general characteristics, and natural history provided by Carleton and Musser (1984). Since Blyth (1859) described Platacanthomys as a genus of Gliridae, Platacanthomys and Typhlomys have been regarded: as a subfamily of dormice (Ellerman, 1940, 1961; Ognev, 1947; Thomas, 1896); a family related to Gliridae (Simpson, 1945); a family allied with Cricetidae (G. M. Allen, 1940; Miller and Gidley, 1918; Pavlinov et al., 1995a; Qiu, 1989); a subfamily or tribe within Cricetida...