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Mesomys (spiny tree rat)
Taxonomy
Mesomys was named by Wagner (1845). It is extant.
It was assigned to Octodontidae by Palmer (1904); to Heteropsomyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968); and to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004).
It was assigned to Octodontidae by Palmer (1904); to Heteropsomyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968); and to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1845 | Mesomys Wagner |
1904 | Mesomys Palmer p. 862 |
1968 | Mesomys Patterson and Pascual |
2004 | Mesomys Carvalho and Salles |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Mesomys Wagner 1845 [spiny tree rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 |