Archboldomys (Muridae, Murinae) reconsidered : a new genus and three new species of shrew mice from Luzon Island, Philippines

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Alternative: Archboldomys reconsidered

Alternative: New genus and three new species of shrew mice from Luzon Island, Philippines

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3754

By

Balete, Danilo S., 1960-
Rickart, Eric A.
Heaney, Lawrence R.
Alviola, Phillip A.
Duya, Melizar V.
Duya, Mariano Roy M.
Sosa, Timothy.
Jansa, Sharon A.

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Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012

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"September 14, 2012."

Shrew mice of the genus Archboldomys are poorly known members of an endemic clade of vermivorous/insectivorous murid rodents confined to Luzon Island, Philippines. Three species of these small, ground-living, diurnal mice were previously known, all from a handful of specimens from a few localities. The pattern of morphological and genetic differentiation among additional specimens of shrew mice from our recent field surveys in the Central Cordillera and Sierra Madre mountains of Luzon document the presence of two distinct species groups within Archboldomys as previously defined, as well as three new species. Gene-sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome b and nuclear IRBP genes confirm the existence of six distinct species, but also show that Archboldomys, as previously defined, is composed of two clades that are not sister taxa. Reevaluation of the presumed morphological synapomorphies among these shrew mice, together with analyses of karyological and gene-sequence data, support the following: (1) erection of Soricomys, new genus; (2) transfer of A. kalinga and A. musseri to Soricomys; and (3) recognition of Archboldomys maximus, n. sp., Soricomys leonardocoi, n. sp., and Soricomys montanus, n. sp. The new genus and species are described, and their phylogenetic relationships, biogeography, and conservation are discussed.

Subjects

Archboldomys , Archboldomys maximus , Classification , Luzon , Mammals , Philippines , Shrew rats , Soricomys , Soricomys leonardocoi , Soricomys montanus

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3754 2012

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 810083269