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:
Rhagamys
Rhagamys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhagamys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Apodemus Division. Redescribed by Schaub (1938), revised by Brandy (1978) and Martín Suárez and Mein (1998). Consists of two extinct species known only from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Martín Suárez and Mein (1998:92) explained that 'When Forsyth Major (1905) created the genus Rhagamys he considered it to be closer to the group Mäuse (that is what we now call Apodemus and Micromys) than to the group Ratten (what we call Mus and Rattus)'