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MAMMAL SPECIES OF THE WORLD: A TAXONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE, 3rd EDITION

Edited by Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder

The Johns Hopkins University Press



FROM THE PUBLISHER



Wilson and Reeder's MAMMAL SPECIES OF THE WORLD is the classic reference book on the taxonomic classification and distribution of the more than 5400 species of mammals that exist today. The third edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and, for the first time, common names. Each concise entry covers type locality, distribution, synonyms, and major reference sources. The systematic arrangement of information indicates evolutionary relationships at both the ordinal and the family level. This indispensable reference work belongs in public and academic libraries throughout the world and on the shelf of every biologist who works with mammals.



ABOUT THE EDITORS



Don E. Wilson is the curator of mammals and a senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution.

DeeAnn M. Reeder is an assistant professor of biology at Bucknell University.



CONTENTS



Volume 1

List of Contributors, xvii

Preface, xix

Acknowledgments, xxi

Introduction, xxiii

List of Museum Abbreviations, xxxv



CHECKLIST OF MAMMAL SPECIES OF THE WORLD (CLASS MAMMALIA)



Order Monotremata by Colin P. Groves

Family Tachyglossidae, 1

Family Ornithorhynchidae, 2

Order Didelphimorphia by Alfred L. Gardner

Family Didelphidae, 3

Subfamily Caluromyinae, 3

Subfamily Didelphinae, 4

Order Paucituberculata by Alfred L. Gardner

Family Caenolestidae, 19

Order Microbiotheria by Alfred L. Gardner

Family Microbiotheriidae, 21

Order Notoryctemorphia by Colin P. Groves

Family Notoryctidae, 22

Order Dasyuromorphia by Colin P. Groves

Family Thylacinidae, 23

Family Mynnecobiidae, 23

Family Dasyuridae, 23

Subfamily Dasyurinae, 24

Tribe Dasyurini, 24

Tribe PhascogaJini, 28

Subfamily Sminthopsinae, 32

Tribe Sminthopsini, 32

Tribe Planigalini, 36

Order Peramelemorphia by Colin P. Groves

Family Thylacomyidae, 38

Family Chaeropodidae, 38

Family Peramelidae, 39

Subfamily Peramelinae, 39

Subfamily Peroryctinae, 40

Subfamily Echymiperinae, 41

Order Diprotodontia by Colin P. Groves

Suborder Vombatiformes, 43

Family Phascolarctidae, 43

Family Vombatidae, 43

Suborder Phalangeriformes, 44

Superfamily Phalangeroidea, 44

Family Burramyidae, 44

Family Phalangeridae, 45

Subfamily Ailuropinae, 45

Subfamily Phalangerinae, 45

Tribe Phalangerini, 46

Tribe Trichosurini, 49

Superfamily Petauroidea, 50

Family Pseudocheiridae, 50

Subfamily Hemibelideinae, 50

Subfamily Pseudocheirinae, 51

Subfamily Pseudochiropsinae, 53

Family Petauridae, 53

Family Tarsipedidae, 55

Family Acrobatidae, 56

Suborder Macropodiformes, 56

Family Hypsiprymnodontidae, 56

Family Potoroidae, 56

Family Macropodidae, 58

Subfamily Sthenurinae, 59

Subfamily Macropodinae, S9

Order Afrosoricida by Gary N. Bronner and Paulina D. Jenkins

Suborder Tenrecomorpha, 72

Family Tenrecidae, 72

Subfamily Geogalinae, 72

Subfamily Oryzorictinae, 72

Subfamily Potamogalinae, 75

Subfamily Tenrecinae, 76

Suborder Chrysochloridea, 77

Family Chrysochloridae, 77

Subfamily Chrysochlorinae, 77

Subfamily Amblysominae, 80

Order Macroscelidea by Duane A. Schlitter

Family Macroscelididae, 82

Order Tubulidentata by Duane A. Schlitter

Family Orycteropodidae, 86

Order Hyracoidea by Jeheskel Shoshani

Family Procaviidae, 87

Order Proboscidea by Jeheskel Shoshani

Family Elephantidae, 90

Order Sirenia by Jeheskel Shoshani

Family Dugongidae, 92

Subfamily Dugonginae, 92

Subfamily Hydrodamalinae, 92

Family Trichechidae, 93

Order Cingulata by Alfred L. Gardner

Family Dasypodidae, 94

Subfamily Dasypodinae, 94

Subfamily Euphractinae, 95

Subfamily Tolypeutinae, 97

Order Pilosa by Alfred L Gardner

Suborder Folivora, 100

Family Bradypodidae, 100

Family Megalonychidae, 101

Suborder Vermilingua, 102

Family Cydopedidae, 102

Family Myrmecophagidae, 102

Order Scandentia by Kristofer M. Helgen

Family Tupaiidae, 104

Family Ptilocercidae, 108

Order Dermoptera by Brian J. Stafford

Family Cynocephalidae, 110

Order Primates by Colin P. Groves

Suborder Strepsirrhini, 111

Infraorder Lemurifonnes, 111

Superfamily Cheirogaleoidea, 111

Family Cheirogaleidae, III

Superfamily Lemuroidea, 114

Family Lemuridae, 114

Family LepHemuridae, 117

Family Indriidae, 119

Infraorder Chiromyiformes, 121

Family Daubentoniidae, 121

Infraorder Lorisiformes, 121

Family Lorisidae, 121

Family Galagidae, 123

Suborder Haplorrhini, 127

Infraorder Tarsiiformes, 128

Family Tarsiidae, 127

Infraorder Simiifonnes, 128

Parvorder Platyrrhini, 128

Family Cebidae, 129

Subfamily Callitrichinae, 129

Subfamily Cebinae, 136

Subfamily Saimiriinae, 138

Family Aotidae, 139

Family Pitheciidae, 141

Subfamily Callicebinae, 141

Subfamily Pitheciinae, 146

Family Atelidae, 148

Subfamily Alouattinae, 148

Subfamily Atelinae, 150

Parvorder Catarrhini, 152

Superfamily Cercopithecoidea, 152

Family Cercopithecidae, 152

Subfamily Cercopithecinae, 152

Subfamily Colobinae, 167

Superfamily Hominoidea, 178

Family Hylobatidae, 178

Family Hominidae, 181

Order Lagomorpha by Robert S. Hoffmann and Andrew T. Smith

Family Ochotonidae, 185

Family Prolagidae, 193

Family Leporidae, 194

Order Erinaceomorpha by Rainer Hutterer

Family Erinaceidae, 212

Subfamily Erinaceinae, 212

Subfamily Galericinae, 217

Order Soricomorpha by Rainer Hutterer

Family Nesophontidae, 220

Family Solenodontidae, 222

Family Soricidae, 223

Subfamily Crocidurinae, 224

Subfamily Myosoricinae, 263

Subfamily Soricinae, 267

Tribe Anourosoricini, 267

Tribe Blarinellini, 268

Tribe Blarinini, 269

Tribe Nectogalini, 275

Tribe Notiosoricini, 280

Tribe Soricini, 282

Family Talpidae, 300

Subfamily Scalopinae, 300

Tribe Condylurini. 300

Tribe Scalopini, 301

Subfamily Talpinae, 302

Tribe Desmanini, 303

Tribe Neurotrichini, 303

Tribe Scaptonychini, 304

Tribe Talpini, 304

Tribe Urotrichini, 309

Subfamily Uropsilinae, 310

Order Chiroptera by Nancy B. Simmons

Family Pteropodidae, 313

Family Rhinolophidae, 350

Family Hipposideridae, 365

Family Megadermatidae, 379

Family Rhinopomatidae, 380

Family Craseonycteridae, 381

Family Emballonuridae, 381

Subfamily Taphozoinae, 381

Subfamily Emballonurinae, 385

Family Nycteridae, 391

Family Myzopodidae, 394

Family Mystacinidae, 394

Family Phyllostomidae, 395

Subfamily Desmodontinae, 395

Subfamily Brachyphyllinae, 396

Subfamily Phyllonycterinae, 396

Subfamily Glossophaginae, 397

Tribe Glossophagini, 397

Tribe Lonchophyllini, 402

Subfamily Phyllostominae, 403

Subfamily Carolliinae, 412

Subfamily Stenodermatinae, 413

Tribe Sturnirini, 413

Tribe Stenodermatini, 416

Family Mormoopidae, 426

Family Noctilionidae, 428

Family Furipteridae, 429

Family Thyropteridae, 429

Family Natalidae, 430

Family Molossidae, 432

Subfamily Tomopeatinae, 432

Subfamily Molossinae, 432

Family Vespertilionidae, 451

Subfamily Vespertilioninae, 451

Tribe Eptesicini, 451

Tribe Lasiurini, 458

Tribe Nycticeiini, 461

Tribe Nyctophilini, 468

Tribe Pipistrellini, 470

Tribe Plecotini, 480

Tribe Vespertilionini, 484

Subfamily Antrozoinae, 498

Subfamily Myotinae, 499

Subfamily Miniopterinae, 519

Subfamily Murininae, 522

Subfamily Kerivoulinae, 525

Order Pholidota by Duane A. Schlitter

Family Manidae, 530

Order Carnivora by W. Christopher Wozencraft

Suborder Felifonnia, 532

Family Felidae, 532

Subfamily Felinae, 532

Subfamily Pantherinae, 545

Family Viverridae, 548

Subfamily Paradoxurinae, 549

Subfamily Hemigalinae, 552

Subfamily Prionodontinae, 553

Subfamily Viverrinae, 553

Family Eupleridae, 559

Subfamily Euplerinae, 559

Subfamily Galidiinae, 560

Family Nandiniidae, 561

Family Herpestidae, 562

Family Hyaenidae, 572

Suborder Caniformia, 573

Family Canidae, 573

Family Ursidae, 586

Family Otariidae, 590

Family Odobenidae, 594

Family Phocidae, 595

Family Mustelidae, 601

Subfamily Lutrinae, 601

Subfamily Mustelinae, 605

Family Mephitidae, 620

Family Procyonidae, 624

Family Auuridae, 628

Order Perissodactyla by Peter Grubb

Family Equidae, 629

Family Tapiridae, 633

Family Rhinocerotidae, 634

Order Artiodactyla by Peter Grubb

Family Suidae, 637

Family Tayassuidae, 643

Family Hippopotamidae, 644

Family Camelidae, 645

Family Tragulidae, 648

Family Moschidae, 651

Family Cervidae, 652

Subfamily Capreolinae, 652

Subfamily Cervinae, 661

Subfamily Hydropotinae, 671

Family Antilocapridae, 671

Family Giraffidae, 672

Family Bovidae, 673

Subfamily Aepycerotinae, 673

Subfamily Alce1aphinae, 673

Subfamily Antilopinae, 677

Subfamily Bovinae, 689

Subfamily Caprinae, 699

Subfamily Cephalophinae, 712

Subfamily Hippotraginae, 716

Subfamily Reduncinae, 719

Order Cetacea by James G. Mead and Robert L. Brownell, Jr.

Suborder Mysticeti, 723

Family Balaenidae, 723

Family Balaenopteridae, 724

Family

Eschrichtiidae, 725

Family Neobalaenidae, 726

Suborder Odontoceti, 726

Family Delphinidae, 726

Family Monodontidae, 735

Family Phocoenidae, 735

Family Physeteridae, 737

Family Platanistidae, 738

Family Iniidae, 738

Family Ziphiidae, 739

Volume 2

List of Museum Abbreviations, xvii



CHECKLIST OF MAMMAL SPECIES OF THE WORLD (CLASS MAMMALIA)



Order Rodentia by Michael D. Carleton and Guy G. Musser

Suborder Sciuromorpha, 753

Family Aplodontiidae by Kristofer M. Helgen

Family Sciuridae by Richard W. Thorington, Jr. and Robert S. Hoffmann

Subfamily Ratufmae, 756

Subfamily Sciurillinae, 757

Subfamily Sciurinae, 757

Tribe Sciurini, 757

Tribe Pteromyini, 766

Subfamily Callosciurinae, 775

Subfamily Xerinae, 789

Tribe Xerini, 789

Tribe Protoxerini, 791

Tribe Marmotini, 797

Family Glirinae by Mary Ellen Holden

Subfamily Graphiurinae, 821

Subfamily Leithiinae, 829

Subfamily Glirinae, 838

Suborder Castorimorpha, 842

Family Castoridae by Kristofer M. Helgen

Family Heteromyidae by James L. Patton

Subfamily Dipodomyinae, 844

Subfamily Heteromyinae, 849

Subfamily Perognathinae, 852

Family Geomyidae by James L. Patton

Suborder Myomorpha, 871

Superfamily Dipodoidea, 871

Family Dipodidae by Mary Ellen Holden and Guy G. Musser

Subfamily Allactaginae, 874

Subfamily Cardiocraniinae, 879

Subfamily Dipodinae, 882

Subfamily Euchoreutinae, 886

Subfamily Sicistinae, 886

Subfamily Zapodinae, 891

Superfamily Muroidea by Guy G. Musser and Michael D. Carleton

Family Platacanthomyidae, 905

Family Spalacidae, 907

Subfamily Myospalacinae, 909

Subfamily Rhizomyinae, 913

Subfamily Spalacinae, 915

Subfamily Tachyoryctinae, 922

Family Calomyscidae, 926

Family Nesomyidae, 930

Subfamily Cricetomyinae, 930

Subfamily Delanymyinae, 934

Subfamily Dendromurinae, 935

Subfamily Mystromyinae, 945

Subfamily Nesomyinae. 947

Subfamily Petromyscinae, 953

Family Cricetidae, 955

Subfamily Arvicolinae, 956

Subfamily Cricetinae, 1039

Subfamily Lophiomyinae, 1046

Subfamily Neotominae, 1048

Subfamily Sigmodontinae, 1086

Subfamily Tylomyinae, 1186

Family Muridae, 1189

Subfamily Deomyinae, 1191

Subfamily Gerbillinae, 1210

Subfamily Leimacomyinae, 1246

Subfamily Murinae, 1247

Subfamily Otomyinae, 1522

Suborder Anomaluromorpha, 1532

Family Anomaluridae by Fritz Dieterlen

Subfamily Anomalurinae, 1532

Subfamily Zenkerellinae, 1533

Family Pedetidae by Fritz Dieterlen

Suborder Hystricomorpha, 1536

Infraorder Ctenodactylomorphi, 1536

Family Ctenodactylidae by Fritz Dieterlen, 1536

Infraorder Hystricognathi by Charles A. Woods and C. William Kilpatrick

Family Bathyergidae, 1538

Subfamily Bathyerginae, 1538

Subfamily Heterocephalinae, 1542

Family Hystricidae, 1542

Family Petromuridae, 1544

Family Thryonomyidae, 1545

Family Erethizontidae, 1545

Subfamily Chaetomyinae, 1546

Subfamily Erethizontinae, 1546

Family Chinchillidae, 1550

Family Dinomyidae, 1552

Family Caviidae, 1552

Subfamily Caviinae, 1552

Subfamily Dolichotinae, 1555

Subfamily Hydrochoerinae, 1555

Family Dasyproctidae, 1556

Family Cuniculidae, 1559

Family Ctenomyidae, 1560

Family Octodontidae, 1570

Family Abrocomidae, 1574

Family Echimyidae, 1575

Subfamily Dactylomyinae, 1575

Subfamily Echimyinae, 1577

Subfamily Eumysopinae, 1582

Subfamily Heteropsomyinae, 1591

Family Myocastoridae, 1593

Family Capromyidae, 1593

Subfamily Capromyinae, 1593

Subfamily Hexolobodontinae, 1597

Subfamily Isolobodontinae, 1598

Subfamily Plagiodontinae, 1598

Family Heptaxodontidae, 1599

Subfamily Clidomyinae, 1599

Subfamily Heptaxodontinae, 1599

Literature Cited, 1601

Index, 1945



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