Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1185

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11326134

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Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)
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Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893) View in CoL

[Zygodontomys] brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893) View in CoL , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 5: 215.

Type Locality: Trinidad, Princes Town.

Vernacular Names: Short-tailed Zygodont.

Synonyms: Zygodontomys cherriei (J. A. Allen 1895) ; Zygodontomys fraterculus J. A. Allen 1913 ; Zygodontomys frustrator (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1897) ; Zygodontomys griseus J. A. Allen 1913 ; Zygodontomys microtinus ( Thomas 1894) ; Zygodontomys reigi Tranier 1976 ; Zygodontomys sanctaemartae (J. A. Allen 1899) ; Zygodontomys seorsus Bangs 1901 ; Zygodontomys soldadoensis Goodwin 1965 ; Zygodontomys stellae Thomas 1899 ; Zygodontomys thomasi J. A. Allen 1901 ; Zygodontomys tobagi Thomas 1900 ; Zygodontomys ventriosus Goldman 1912 .

Distribution: Savannas from SE Costa Rica through Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas, to Brazil north of the Amazon River; including Trinidad and Tobago and smaller continental-shelf islands adjacent Panamá and Venezuela.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Geographic variation evaluated by Voss (1991 a), who recognized cherriei and microtinus , along with the nominate form, as subspecies. Formerly included punctulatus , which Voss (1991 b) reidentified as a member of Bolomys (= Necromys ). Karyotypic variation of Brazilian populations reported by Mattevi et al. (2002), who questioned whether brevicauda as currently arranged is a composite; Bonvicino et al. (2003 d) reached the same conclusion based on evaluation of cranial traits and karyotypes.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Zygodontomys

Loc

Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Zygodontomys] brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893: 215
1893
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