Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Phyllomys medius
Phyllomys medius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Phyllomys medius: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Cabrera (1961) considered medius a subspecies of blainvillii but Emmons et al. (2002) and Leite (2003) documented species status. Karyotype has 2n=96 (Leite, 2003)