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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Cricetidae
--> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
GENUS Neacomys
| Author: | Thomas, 1900. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 5: 153. | | Type Species: | Hesperomys spinosus Thomas, 1882. | | Comments: | Oryzomyini. Sister genus to Microryzomys according to gene sequence studies (Myers et al., 1995; Patton and da Silva, 1995; Smith and Patton, 1999; Weksler, 2003) or to Oligoryzomys according to allozymic analyses (Dickerman and Yates, 1995). Recent taxonomic descriptions and detailed regional comparisons have markedly improved understanding of species diversity and their morphological discrimination (Patton et al., 2000; Voss et al., 2001). Delineation of yet other species and enhancement of distributional limits still required (e.g., see Malygin and Rosmiarek, 1996; Patton et al., 2000). Preliminary molecular geographic patterns discerned by Patton et al. (2000) offer a template for future taxonomic studies. |
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