Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Lorentzimys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Lorentzimys
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:
Lorentzimys
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:
Lorentzimys
Lorentzimys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lorentzimys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Lorentzimys Division. Member of the New Guinea Old Endemics (Musser, 1981c). Past estimates of cladistic affinities ranged from enigmatic (Misonne, 1969) to alliance with either Leggadina (Simpson, 1961) or Haeromys (Ellerman, 1941). Analyses of phallic traits (Lidicker and Brylski, 1987) indicated that Lorentzimys and Leptomys are related, a hypothesis also supported by molar occlusal patterns and a shared derived cephalic arterial configuration (Musser's study of material in AMNH). Analys...