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Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer, 1829)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Synopsis Mamm. p.316

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Cricetidae
genus
Megalomys
species
Megalomys desmarestii

Name

Synonyms
Mus pilorides Desmarest, 1826
Homonyms
Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer, 1829)
Common names
Antillean Giant Rice Rat in English
Antillean Giant Rice Rat in English
Antillean Giant Rice Rat in English
Desmarest s Pilorie in English
Desmarest s Pilorie in English
Desmarest's Pilorie in English
Desmarest's Pilorie in English
Desmarest's Pilorie in English
Desmarest's Pilorie in English
Desmarest’s Pilorie in English
Martinique muskrat, Desmarest's pilorie, Antillean giant rice rat in English
Pilori, Rat musqué de la Martinique in French
antillienriisirattu in Finnish
křeček pižmový in Czech
wielkoryżak martynikański in Polish
Антильский хомяк in Russian
デマレオオコメネズミ in Japanese
安地列斯巨稻鼠 in Chinese
Desmarest’s Pilorie in English
Antillean Giant Rice Rat in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Hall, E. Raymond, 1981: null. The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2. 601-1175.
  2. Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 894-1531.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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