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:
Calomys venustus
Calomys venustus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Calomys venustus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Earlier retained as a species as described (Cabrera, 1961; Gyldenstolpe, 1932), but swept under Hershkovitz's (1962) broad concept of callosus and provisionally retained as such by Musser and Carleton (1993). Olds (1988; also Anderson, 1997) recognized C. venustus as separate from C. callosus proper, and defined it broadly to include boliviae and fecundus in Bolivia and NW Argentina (also see account of C. boliviae); others have more narrowly applied the name to the C Argentinian population...