Megadontomys cryophilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Neotominae
Tribus: Peromyscini
Genus: Megadontomys
Species: Megadontomys cryophilus

Name

Megadontomys cryophilus (Musser, 1964)

• Holotype: UMMZ 112872, adult ♂, skin, skeleton and glans penis, collected by Guy G. Musser on 8 August 1963.
• Type locality: “México, Oaxaca, Distrito de Ixtlán, Sierra de Juárez, 13 mi. (on Tuxtepec-Oaxaca de Jurirez road) NE Llano de lau Flores on upper slopes of Cerlo Pelon, 9200 feet [=2804 m] elevation”.

Combinations

• Peromyscus (Megadontomys) thomasi cryophilus Musser, 1964: 13 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Megadontomys cryophilus: Carleton, 1989: 37, 104 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Native distribution areas

• Mexico: Oaxaca.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G. 1964. Notes on geographic distribution, habitat, and taxonomy of some Mexican mammals. Occasional Papers Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 636: 1–22. hdl: 2027.42/57072 Reference page. 
• Carleton, M.D. 1989. Systematics and Evolution. in Kirkland, D.L. & Layne, J. (eds.). Advances in the Study of Peromyscus (Rodentia). Texas Tech University Press: Lubbock. 367 pp. Reference page. 

Links

• Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. 2018. IUCN: Megadontomys cryophilus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T12940A22353517. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T12940A22353517.en. Accessed on 14 October 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Oaxacan Giant Deer Mouse