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GENUS Srilankamys
Author: | Musser, 1981. | Citation: | Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 168: 268. | Type Species: | Rattus ohiensis Phillips, 1929. | Comments: | DacnomysDivision. A montane insular relict with possible phylogenetic ties to Chiromyscus and Niviventer, but not to Rattus (Musser, 1981b). The genus also exhibits some morphological traits characteristic of Maxomys; its inclusion in the Dacnomys Division has to be tested by broader character analyses that includes chromosomal and molecular data. |
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