Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Spelaeomys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Spelaeomys
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:
Spelaeomys
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:
Spelaeomys
Spelaeomys: Geographic Information
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Spelaeomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Pogonomys Division. Reviewed by Musser (1981c), who also recorded past opinions about phylogenetic affinities of Spelaeomys, noted that it is not closely related to the other Nusa Tenggara endemics Hooijeromys, Komodomys, Papagomys, or Paulamys, and hypothesized that 'Spelaeomys belongs with the old native genera of New Guinea, possibly Australia, and likely Timor.' Molar occlusal patterns and configuration of unreported cranial fragments (studied by Musser) resemble a giant version of spec...