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:
Sigmodon planifrons
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, E. Raymond
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-04-03 / 1981-04-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
601-1175
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-05443-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sigmodon planifrons
Sigmodon planifrons: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Sigmodon planifrons: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Sigmodon (S. hispidus species group?). Described as a species but relegated to a subspecies of S. alleni by Baker (1969). As noted by Nelson and Goldman (1933b), the diminutive size exhibited by the type series, as well as the material and sympatry later reported by Goodwin (1955b, 1969), suggests that the form is distinct from S. alleni; renewed study of the Oaxacan taxa named by Goodwin (1955b) will prove critical to much-needed revision of the S. alleni complex (see discussion i...