Arborimus

Arborimus longicaudus

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: Arvicolinae
Tribus: Pliophenacomyini
Genus: Arborimus
Species (3): A. albipes – A. longicaudus – A. pomo

Name

Arborimus Taylor, 1915: 119

• Type species: Phenacomys longicaudus True, 1890, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Paraphenacomys Repenning & Grady, 1988: 8
  • Type species: Phenacomys albipes Merriam, 1901, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, W.P. 1915. Description of a new subgenus (Arborimus) of Phenacomys, with contribution to knowledge of the habits and distribution of Phenacomys longicaudus True. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 4th Series 5(5): 111–161. BHL Reference page. 
• Repenning, C.A. & Grady, F. 1988. The microtine rodents of the Cheetah Room fauna, Hamilton Cave, West Virginia, and the spontaneous origin of Synaptomys. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1853: 1–32. DOI: 10.3133/b1853 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Baumwühlmäuse
English: Tree vole
lietuvių: Šiaurės Amerikos pelėnai

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