Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837

Coyner, Brandi S. & Braun, Janet K., 2014, Eligmodontia morgani (Rodentia: Cricetidae), Mammalian Species (Berlin, Germany) 46 (916), pp. 101-109 : 101-102

Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837

Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837:168 . Type species Eligmodontia typus Cuvier, 1837 , by monotypy.

Mus: Waterhouse, 1837:19 . Part, not Mus Linnaeus, 1758 .

Mus (Cal [omys]): Waterhouse, 1837:21. Part, not Mus Linnaeus, 1758 .

Elygmodovtia Wiegmann, 1838:388. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837 .

Heligmodontia Agassiz, 1846 [1847]:136, 175. Unjustified emendation of Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837 .

Elygmodontia Agassiz, 1846 [1847]:136, 175. Unjustified emendation of Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837 .

Elimodon Wagner, 1841:125 . Unjustified emendation of Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837 .

H [esperomys]: Wagner, 1843. Part.

[ Hesperomys ] ( Calomys ): Thomas, 1884:449. Part.

Eligmodon: Thomas, 1896:307 . Unjustified emendation of Eligmodontia F. Cuvier, 1837 .

Phyllotis: Thomas, 1902:225 . Part, not Phyllotis Waterhouse, 1837 .

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Rodentia , suborder Myomorpha , family Cricetidae , subfamily Sigmodontinae , tribe Phyllotini . Within Eligmodontia 7 species are currently recognized: E. bolsonensis , E. dunaris , E. hirtipes , E. moreni , E. morgani , E. puerulus , and E. typus . The following key was developed from characteristics provided by Osgood (1943), Mann (1978), Díaz (2000), Mares et al. (2008), and Spotorno et al. (2013).

1. Soles of feet densely haired.......................... 2 Soles of feet relatively hairless or only lightly haired.. 3

2. Found in the Andean region of northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.................. E. puerulus Found in the Patagonian region of southern Argentina and adjacent Chile.................. E. morgani

3. Venter white with hairs gray basally........... E. typus Venter immaculate white with hairs white to the base............................................... 4

4. Tail bicolored and tufted.................... E. moreni Tail light or unicolored, not bicolored, and without tuft............................................... 5

5. Body size small, average total length, 140 mm; length of hind foot, 20 mm ............. E. dunaris Body size larger, average total length. 170; length of hind foot. 20 mm ................................ 6

6. Length of tail. length of head and body; found only in Catamarca Province, Argentina.... E. bolsonensis Length of tail Í length of head and body; found in the Andean region of western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme northwestern Argentina...... E. hirtipes