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:
Tapecomys
Tapecomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Tapecomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Phyllotini. A large phyllotine, as big as Andinomys edax, but morphologically, chromosomally, and genetically well differentiated from that species. Conflicting views of relationships and validity of generic status obtained in phylogenetic analyses - sister genus to the Andalgalomys-Salinomys clade according to parsimony analyses based on cytochrome b sequences (Anderson and Yates, 2000; D'Elía et al., 2003), or a species of Graomys (including Andalgalomys) as suggested by consensus trees bas...