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:
Mylomys rex
Mylomys rex: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mylomys rex: Comments
Comment:
Comments: The taxon rex, represented only by the holotype (a skin without skull), was described by Thomas (1906c) as a species of Arvicanthis, but later 'provisionally considered as a giant member of Desmomys' (Thomas, 1916a:68). Dieterlen (1974) challenged the validity of rex, but Yalden et al. (1976) pointed out the features distinguishing the holotype from samples of D. harringtoni, and treated rex as another distinctive species endemic to Ethiopia. Musser and Carleton (1993:630) wrote that 'Our s...