Petromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is so distinct from other rodents that it is placed as the only genus in subfamily Petromyscinae. In previous classifications, Delanymys brooksi has also been placed in the subfamily. They are found in southwestern Africa. These animals have a sharp lower point to their V-shaped infraorbital canal. Their molars are intermediate between the ancestral cricetid style tooth and the dendromurine style tooth.
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petromyscus, genus, rodent, family, nesomyidae, distinct, from, other, rodents, that, placed, only, genus, subfamily, petromyscinae, previous, classifications, delanymys, brooksi, also, been, placed, subfamily, they, found, southwestern, africa, these, animals. Petromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae It is so distinct from other rodents that it is placed as the only genus in subfamily Petromyscinae In previous classifications Delanymys brooksi has also been placed in the subfamily They are found in southwestern Africa These animals have a sharp lower point to their V shaped infraorbital canal Their molars are intermediate between the ancestral cricetid style tooth and the dendromurine style tooth PetromyscusTemporal range Pliocene RecentScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily NesomyidaeSubfamily PetromyscinaeRoberts 1951Genus PetromyscusThomas 1926SpeciesPetromyscus barbouri Petromyscus collinus Petromyscus monticularisPetromyscus shortridgeiThe genus contains the following species Barbour s rock mouse Petromyscus barbouri Pygmy rock mouse Petromyscus collinus Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse Petromyscus monticularis Shortridge s rock mouse Petromyscus shortridgei References EditJansa S A S M Goodman and P K Tucker 1999 Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the native rodents of Madagascar Muridae Nesomyinae a test of the single origin hypothesis Cladistics 15 253 270 Jansa S A and M Weksler Phylogeny of muroid rodents relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 256 276 Kingdon J 1997 The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals Academic Press Limited London Musser G G Carleton M D 2005 Superfamily Muroidea In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 894 1531 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 Nowak R M 1999 Walker s Mammals of the World Vol 2 Johns Hopkins University Press London Steppan S J R A Adkins and J Anderson 2004 Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes Systematic Biology 53 533 553 This Muroid rodent article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petromyscus amp oldid 1026861415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
