Reithrodontomys Giglioli 1874
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Reithrodontomys Giglioli 1874
Reithrodontomys Giglioli 1874, Bull. Soc. Geogr. Ital., Roma, 11: 326.
Type Species: Reithrodon megalotis Baird 1857
Synonyms: Cudahyomys Hibbard 1944; Ochetodon Coues 1874.
Species and subspecies: 20 species in 2 subgenera:
Subgenus Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) Giglioli 1874
Subgenus Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) Howell 1914
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) brevirostris Goodwin 1943
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) burti Benson 1939
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) chrysopsis Merriam 1900
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) creper Bangs 1902
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) darienensis Pearson 1939
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) fulvescens J. A. Allen 1894
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) gracilis J. A. Allen and Chapman 1897
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) hirsutus Merriam 1901
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) humulis (Audubon and Bachman 1841)
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) megalotis (Baird 1857)
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) mexicanus (Saussure 1860)
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) microdon Merriam 1901
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) montanus (Baird 1855)
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) paradoxus Jones and Genoways 1970
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) raviventris Dixon 1908
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) rodriguezi Goodwin 1943
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) spectabilis Jones and Lawlor 1965
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) sumichrasti (Saussure 1861)
Species Reithrodontomys (Aporodon) tenuirostris Merriam 1901
Species Reithrodontomys (Reithrodontomys) zacatecae Merriam 1901
Discussion: Reithrodontomyini. Genus viewed as closely related to Peromyscus, whether defined broadly (Hooper and Musser, 1964 b) or narrowly (Carleton, 1980). Cladistic interpretations of banded chromosomes have not corroborated so close an affinity (Rogers et al., 1984; Stangl and Baker, 1984 b), but those of mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences continue to support near kinship (Allard and Honeycutt, 1991; D’Elía, 2003; Engel et al., 1998; Smith and Patton, 1999), although the sampling of critical exemplars in the latter studies can be much improved.
Alpha taxonomy revised by Allen (1895), Howell (1914), and Hooper (1952), the last of whom framed the currently-used subgeneric division (Aporodon and Reithrodontomys) and species groups (megalotis, fulvescens, mexicanus, and tenuirostris). For comparative studies of morphology, see Arata (1964), Carleton (1973, 1980), and Hooper (1952, 1959); of karyology, see Carleton and Myers (1979), Engstrom et al. (1981), Hood et al. (1984), and Robbins and Baker (1980); of allozymic variation, see Arellano et al. (2003), Arnold et al. (1983), and Nelson et al. (1984); of gene-sequence data, see Bell et al. (2001). In general, the aforementioned studies and information sources lack the taxonomic breadth or data structure appropriate to critically test the phyletic validity of the subgeneric dichotomy and all four species groups proposed by Hooper (1952). We repeat his intrageneric classification as the last synoptic treatment, bearing that caveat in mind: e.g., Carleton and Myers (1979) recommended research emphasis upon species-group associations and their interrelationships instead of the two subgenera. Distributions and species limits of all species groups in Middle America require renewed systematic attention. A key to the species is found in Spencer and Cameron (1982); ecogeographic distributions of Mexican species reviewed by Sánchez (1993).
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- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
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- Giglioli
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
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- Rodentia
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- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Reithrodontomys
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- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Reithrodontomys Giglioli, 1874 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Baird, S. F. 1857. Mammals: General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes. Vol. 8, pt. 1, in Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Senate executive document no. 78, Washington, D. C., 757 pp.
- Coues, E. 1874. Synopsis of the Muridae of North America. Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, 26: 173 - 196.
- Howell, A. H. 1914. Revision of the American harvest mice (genus Reithrodontomys). North American Fauna, 36: 1 - 97.
- Bangs, O. 1902. Chiriqui Mammalia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 39: 17 - 51.
- Jones, J. K., Jr., and H. H. Genoways. 1970. Harvest mice (genus Reithrodontomys) of Nicaragua. Occasional Papers of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 2: 1 - 16.
- Jones, J. K., Jr., and T. E. Lawlor. 1965. Mammals from Isla Cozumel, Mexico, with description of a new species of harvest mouse. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, 16: 409 - 419.
- Hooper, E. T., and G. G. Musser. 1964 b. Notes on classification of the rodent genus Peromyscus. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 635: 1 - 13.
- Carleton, M. D. 1980. Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 157: 1 - 146.
- Stangl, F. B., Jr., and R. J. Baker. 1984 b. Evolutionary relationships in Peromyscus: Congruence in chromosomal, genic, and classical data sets. Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 643 - 654.
- Honeycutt, R. L., M. W. Allard, S. V. Edwards, and D. A. Schlitter. 1991. Systematics and evolution of the family Bathyergidae. Pp. 45 - 65, in The biology of the naked mole rat (P. W. Sherman, J. U. M. Jarvis, and R. D. Alexander, eds.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, 518 pp.
- Engel, S. R., K. M. Hogan, J. F. Taylor, and S. K. Davis. 1998. Molecular systematics and paleobiogeography of the South American sigmodontine rodents. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 15: 35 - 49.
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- Hooper, E. T. 1952. A systematic review of harvest mice (genus Reithrodontomys) of Latin America. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 77: 1 - 255.
- Arata, A. 1964. The anatomy and taxonomic significance of the male accessory reproductive glands of muroid rodents. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 9: 1 - 42.
- Carleton, M. D. 1973. A survey of gross stomach morphology in New World Cricetinae (Rodentia, Muroidea), with comments on functional interpretations. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 146: 1 - 43.
- Hooper, E. T. 1959. The glans penis in five genera of cricetid rodents. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 613: 1 - 11.
- Carleton, M. D., and P. Myers. 1979. Karyotypes of some harvest mice, genus Reithrodontomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 60: 307 - 313.
- Robbins, L. W., and R. J. Baker. 1980. G- and C-band studies on the primitive karyotype for Reithrodontomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 61: 708 - 714.
- Arellano, E., D. S. Rogers, and F. A. Cervantes. 2003. Genic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among tropical harvest mice (Reithrodontomys: Subgenus Aporodon). Journal of Mammalogy, 84: 129 - 143.
- Arnold, M. L., L. W. Robbins, R. K. Chesser, and J. C. Patton. 1983. Phylogenetic relationships among six species of Reithrodontomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 64: 128 - 132.
- Nelson, K., R. J. Baker, H. S. Shellhammer, and R. K. Chesser. 1984. Test of alternative hypotheses concerning the origin of Reithrodontomys raviventris: Genetic analysis. Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 668 - 673.
- Bell, D. M., M. J. Hamilton, C. W. Edwards, L. E. Wiggins, R. M. Martinez, R. E. Strauss, R. D. Bradley, and R. J. Baker. 2001. Patterns of karyotypic megaevolution in Reithrodontomys: Evidence from cytochrome-b phylogenetic hypotheses. Journal of Mammalogy, 82: 81 - 91.
- Spencer, S. R., and G. N. Cameron. 1982. Reithrodontomys fulvescens. Mammalian Species, 174: 1 - 7.