Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador [PDF]
The Andean cloud forests of Ecuador are home to several endemic mammals. Members of the Thomasomyini rodents are well represented in the Andes, with Thomasomys being the largest genus (47 species) of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
Jorge Brito+7 more
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Comparative Chromosome Maps of Neotropical Rodents Necromys lasiurus and Thaptomys nigrita (Cricetidae) Established by ZOO-FISH [PDF]
This work presents chromosome homology maps between Mus musculus (MMU) and 2 South American rodent species from the Cricetidae group: Necromys lasiurus (NLA, 2n = 34) and Thaptomys nigrita (TNI, 2n = 52), established by ZOO-FISH using mouse chromosome ...
Diaz GB+28 more
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The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Atlantic forest-endemic spiny mouse Abrawayaomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) [PDF]
Background The phylogenetic position of the sigmodontine genus Abrawayaomys, historically assigned to the tribe Thomasomyini or considered a sigmodontine incertae sedis, was assessed on the basis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences obtained from ...
D Elía, Guillermo+6 more
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Sigmodontinae Wagner 1843 Sigmodontinae Wagner 1843, in: Schreber, Die Saugethiere, Suppl., 3: 398. Synonyms: Akodontini Vorontsov 1959; Hesperomyinae Murray 1866; Hesperomyes Winge 1887; Hesperomyidae Ameghino 1889; Hesperomyini Simpson 1945; Ichthyomyini Vorontsov 1959; Oryzomyini Vorontsov 1959; Phyllotiini Vorontsov 1959; Phyllotini Reig 1980 ...
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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New morphological data on the rare sigmodontine Mindomys hammondi (Rodentia, Cricetidae), an arboreal oryzomyine from north-western Andean montane forests [PDF]
The monotypic rodent Mindomys Weksler, Percequillo & Voss, 2006 (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) is one of the rarest members of the speciose tribe Oryzomyini.
Jorge Brito+3 more
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Subfamily Sigmodontinae Wagner, 1843. In Schreber, Die Säugethiere, Suppl., 3:398. SYNONYMS: Akodontini, Hesperomyinae, Ichthyomyini, Neotominae, Onychomyini, Oryzomyini, Peromyscini, Phyllotini, Reithrodontini, Reithrodontomyini, Scapteromyini, Thomasomyini, Tylomyinae, Wiedomyini.
Guy G. Musser, Michael D. Carleton
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New species and records of the mite genus Prolistrophorus (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) from rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]
Six fur-mite species of the genus Prolistrophorus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) were recorded from Central and South American rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae).
Barreto, Mauricio+2 more
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Larvae and nymphs of Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899 ticks (confirmed by morphological characters and by comparison of 16S mitochondrial rDNA sequences) were collected from Sigmodontinae Wagner, rodents in central and northern Argentina and Uruguay.
Nava S.+6 more
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The Sigmodontinae subfamily represents one of the most diverse groups of mammals in the world; this rodent group evolved in the open and arid ecosystems of the Miocene of North America and was the most successful legion of mammals in the Great American ...
Adolfo Pacheco-Castro+2 more
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Systematic position of Akodon (Abrothrix) kermacki and A. (Ab.) magnus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from the plio-pleistocene of Southeastern Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]
The taxonomic status of the fossil sigmodontine rodents Akodon (Abrothrix) kermacki Reig 1978 and A. (Ab.) magnus Reig 1987 (PlioPleistocene, Buenos Aires Province) was revised.
Ortiz, Pablo Edmundo+2 more
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