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Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837

Description

Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837

Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 27.

Type Species: Mus darwini Waterhouse 1837

Species and subspecies: 13 species:

Species Phyllotis amicus Thomas 1900

Species Phyllotis andium Thomas 1912

Species Phyllotis bonariensis Crespo 1964

Species Phyllotis caprinus Pearson 1958

Species Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837

Species Phyllotis definitus Osgood 1915

Species Phyllotis haggardi Thomas 1908

Species Phyllotis limatus Thomas 1912

Species Phyllotis magister Thomas 1912

Species Phyllotis osgoodi Mann 1945

Species Phyllotis osilae J. A. Allen 1901

Species Phyllotis wolffsohni Thomas 1902

Species Phyllotis xanthopygus Waterhouse 1837

Discussion: Phyllotini. Pearson (1958) utilized Auliscomys, Graomys, and Loxodontomys as distinctive subgenera, whereas Hershkovitz (1962) placed all three, plus Paralomys, in complete synonymy—see respective accounts for their reinstatement as genera. Full generic revisions initiated by Pearson (1958) and Hershkovitz (1962), followed by extensive refinement of species definitions and distributions as a result of multifaceted research over the past 25 years—see especially Pearson (1972), Pearson and Patton (1976), Spotorno (1976), Spotorno and Walker (1983), Walker et al. (1984), and Steppan (1998). Steppan (1998) discussed alternative interpretations of interspecific relationships and patterns of historical biogeography within the genus.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1160, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Waterhouse
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Phyllotis
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Phyllotis Waterhouse, 1837 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Pearson, O. P. 1958. A taxonomic revision of the rodent genus Phyllotis. University of California Publications in Zoology, 56: 391 - 496.
  • Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.
  • Pearson, O. P. 1972. New information on ranges and relationships within the rodent genus Phyllotis in Peru and Ecuador. Journal of Mammalogy, 53: 677 - 686.
  • Pearson, O. P., and J. L. Patton. 1976. Relationships among South American phyllotine rodents based on chromosome analysis. Journal of Mammalogy, 57: 339 - 350.
  • Spotorno O., A. E. 1976. Analisis taxonomico de tres especies altiplanicas del genero Phyllotis (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Annales del Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaiso, 9: 141 - 161.
  • Spotorno O., A. E., and L. I. Walker B. 1983. Analisis electroforetico y biometrico de dos especies de Phyllotis en Chile central y sus hibridos experimentales. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 56: 51 - 59.
  • Walker, L. I., A. E. Spotorno, and J. Arrau. 1984. Cytogenetic and reproductive studies of two nominal subspecies of Phyllotis darwini and their experimental hybrids. Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 220 - 230.