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Transandinomys

Featured articles[edit]

Lundomys (thanks to reviews by Ytrottier (talk · contribs), Finetooth (talk · contribs), Ruhrfisch (talk · contribs), Aranae (talk · contribs), and Rlendog (talk · contribs) at the peer review and by Eubulides (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak (talk · contribs), Ealdgyth (talk · contribs), Nimbus227 (talk · contribs), Casliber (talk · contribs), ZooPro (talk · contribs), Innotata (talk · contribs), and Awadewit (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Pseudoryzomys (thanks to Casliber as the GA reviewer and to reviews by DSachan (talk · contribs), Fifelfoo (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Kingdon (talk · contribs), Ealdgyth, Sasata (talk · contribs), Guettarda (talk · contribs), Ling.Nut (talk · contribs) and Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Noronhomys (thanks to reviews by AnOddName (talk · contribs), Aranae, Rafablu88 (talk · contribs), Jappalang (talk · contribs), Sabine's Sunbird (talk · contribs), Laser brain (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Everyking (talk · contribs), Sasata, SandyGeorgia (talk · contribs), and Dabomb87 at the FAC)
Noronha skink (Trachylepis atlantica)
Noronha skink (thanks to reviews by Ealdgyth, Sasata, WolfmanSF (talk · contribs), Innotata, Sabine's Sunbird, Juliancolton (talk · contribs), mav (talk · contribs), and SandyGeorgia at the FAC and elsewhere) – today's featured article on July 18, 2010
Mindomys (thanks to reviews by Ealdygth, Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), Ling.Nut, Sasata, Casliber, Auntieruth55 (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, and Elcobbola (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Oryzomys gorgasi (thanks to reviews by Guettarda, Jimfbleak, Esuzu (talk · contribs), UberCryxic (talk · contribs), PresN (talk · contribs), Ealdgyth, and Dabomb87 at the FAC)
Oryzomys dimidiatus (thanks to reviews by Iridescent (talk · contribs), Gadget850 (talk · contribs), Casliber, Jimfbleak, Ealdgyth, and Sasata at the FAC)
Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys ex gr. palustris)
Marsh rice rat (thanks to reviews by Auntieruth55, Jimfbleak, Esuzu, and Solejheyen (talk · contribs) at the FAC) – today's featured article on April 14, 2010
Eremoryzomys (thanks to reviews by Esuzu, Jimfbleak, Fasach Nua (talk · contribs), Sasata, Firsfron (talk · contribs), and Auntieruth55 at the FAC)
Oryzomys couesi (thanks to reviews by Esuzu, Visionholder (talk · contribs), Redtigerxyz (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Casliber, Fasach Nua, Iridescent, Sasata, and SandyGeorgia at the FAC)
Oryzomys (thanks to reviews by Iridescent, Jimfbleak, Sasata, and Brianboulton (talk · contribs) at the FAC) – on "Did you know?" while already a featured article
Transandinomys bolivaris (thanks to Jimfbleak as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Sasata, Brianboulton, NYMFan69-86 (talk · contribs), Ceranthor (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, SandyGeorgia at the FAC)
Transandinomys talamancae (thanks to reviews by Sasata, Auntieruth55, Brianboulton, Casliber, Jimfbleak, and Noraft (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Cryptoprocta spelea (with Visionholder; thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Brianboulton, Jimfbleak, Ceranthor, Casliber, and Awickert (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Plesiorycteropus (thanks to Casliber as the GA reviewer and to reviews by PL290 (talk · contribs), Visionholder, Jimfbleak, Brianboulton, and Jayjg (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Triaenops menamena (thanks to Jimfbleak as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Brianboulton, Yllosubmarine (talk · contribs), Sasata, Jimfbleak, Visionholder, Casliber, and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Transandinomys (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by PL290, Truthkeeper88 (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Sasata, and Casliber at the FAC)
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Fossa (animal) (with Sasata, UtherSRG (talk · contribs), and Visionholder; thanks to Xtzou (talk · contribs) as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Ceranthor, Elcobbola, DrKiernan (talk · contribs), Ealdgyth, Casliber, and Jayen466 (talk · contribs) at the FAC) – today's featured article on April 30, 2011
Pipistrellus raceyi (thanks to Rcej (talk · contribs) as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Ealdgyth, Mirokado (talk · contribs), Amandajm (talk · contribs), Sasata, Iridescent, Elcobbola, Jimfbleak, and Visionholder at the FAC)
Thomasomys ucucha (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Ealdgyth,Egmontaz (talk · contribs), Casliber, and Parsecboy (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Seorsumuscardinus (thanks to Casliber as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Imzadi1979 (talk · contribs), YellowMonkey, Iridescent, Ealdgyth, Casliber, Visionholder, and Egmontaz at the FAC)
Ambondro mahabo (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, Egmontaz, Brianboulton, Visionholder, Jimfbleak, and Hamiltonstone at the FAC)
Oryzomys antillarum (thanks to Daniel Cavallari (talk · contribs) as the GA reviewer and to reviews by PL290, J Milburn, Casliber, Jimfbleak, Ealdgyth, and Sasata at the FAC)
Miniopterus griveaudi (thanks to Ealdgyth as the GA reviewer and to reviews by J Milburn, Nikkimaria, Stifle (talk · contribs), Brianboulton, Jimfbleak, Sasata, Hamiltonstone, and Giants2008 at the FAC)
Oryzomys peninsulae (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, Jimfbleak, Brianboulton, Sasata, and Ruhrfisch at the FAC)
Lavanify (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Sasata, Jimfbleak, Ealdgyth, SlimVirgin (talk · contribs), and Casliber at the FAC)
Miniopterus aelleni (thanks to Casliber as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Visionholder, Fasach Nua (talk · contribs), Cryptic C62 (talk · contribs), PresN (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Melicans (talk · contribs), and Dincher (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Euryoryzomys emmonsae (thanks to Sasata as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Fasach Nua, Jimfbleak, RJHall (talk · contribs), PresN, and Casliber at the FAC)
Salanoia durrelli (thanks to Visionholder as the GA reviewer, numerous people who commented on the talk page, and to reviews by Fasach Nua, PresN, J Milburn, Cryptic C62, Brianboulton, Sasata, and Jimfbleak at the FAC)
Pennatomys (thanks to J Milburn as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Fasach Nua, PresN, Fifelfoo, Sasata, Casliber, and Visionholder at the FAC)
Monticolomys (thanks to J Milburn as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Ealdgyth, J Milburn, PresN, Stifle, Visionholder, Casliber, and Nikkimaria at the FAC)
Myotis alcathoe (thanks to Ceranthor as the GA reviewer, to numerous people who helped with sources and reviewed the article, and to reviews by PresN, Nikkimaria, Stifle, Casliber, Rjwilmsi (talk · contribs), Jackhynes, Visionholder, Sasata, and Peacock.Lane (talk · contribs) at the FAC)
Akodon spegazzinii (thanks to Dana boomer as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, Jimfbleak, Sasata, and Visionholder at the FAC)
Macrotarsomys petteri (thanks to Casliber as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, RJHall (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Graham Colm, Casliber, Lightmouse, and Sandy Georgia at the FAC)
Myotis escalerai (thanks to Wilhelmina Will as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, Carabinieri (talk · contribs), Jimfbleak, Ealdgyth, and Dana boomer at the FAC)
Slow loris (with Visionholder, Sasata, and Rlendog; thanks to Dana boomer as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Jimfbleak, Nikkimaria, Axl (talk · contribs), Casliber, Ceranthor, Cryptic C62, Snek01, and SandyGeorgia at the FAC)
Voalavo gymnocaudus (thanks to Rcej as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, RJHall, Juliancolton, Jimfbleak, and Casliber at the FAC)
Taxonomy of lemurs (with Visionholder; thanks to reviews by Nikkimaria, Jimfbleak, Coolug, SunCreator, Wizardman, Mav, TCO, and Carcharoth at the FAC)
False potto (thanks to Visionholder as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Brianboulton, Nikkimaria, Sasata, Jimfbleak, TCO, and Visionholder at the FAC)
Javan slow loris (with Visionholder and Sasata; thanks to Rcej as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, J Milburn, Ceranthor, Jimfbleak, and Crisco 1492 at the FAC)
Voalavo (thanks to Rcej as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Brianboulton, Nikkimaria, Visionholder, Sven Manguard, Sasata, and Dana boomer at the FAC)
Ferugliotheriidae (thanks to Visionholder as the GA reviewer and to reviews by Nikkimaria, Sven Manguard, Ceranthor, Casliber, Sasata, and Aranae at the FAC)

Good articles[edit]

Carletonomys (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Trachylepis tschudii (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Ekbletomys (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Oryzomys peninsulae
Oryzomys peninsulae (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Oecomys sydandersoni (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Oryzomys albiventer (thanks to GA reviewer Jimfbleak)
Oryzomys nelsoni (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Euryoryzomys emmonsae (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Tachyoryctes rex
Tachyoryctes rex (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Akodon caenosus (thanks to GA reviewer Xtzou)
Juliomys anoblepas (thanks to GA reviewer Airplaneman (talk · contribs))
Oryzomys antillarum (thanks to GA reviewer Daniel Cavallari (talk · contribs))
Holochilus primigenus (thanks to GA reviewer Airplaneman)
UA 8699 (thanks to GA reviewer Airplaneman)
Megalomys audreyae (thanks to GA reviewer Juliancolton)
?Oryzomys pliocaenicus (thanks to GA reviewer Xtzou)
Aonchotheca forresteri (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Cryptoprocta spelea (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis (thanks to GA reviewer Jimfbleak)
Nesomys narindaensis (thanks to GA reviewer Xtzou)
Hypogeomys australis (thanks to GA reviewer Spinningspark (talk · contribs))
Plesiorycteropus (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Triaenops goodmani (thanks to GA reviewer Xtzou)
Hipposideros besaoka (thanks to GA reviewer Airplaneman)
Microgale macpheei (thanks to GA reviewer Xtzou)
Lagidium ahuacaense (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Lavanify (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Ambondro mahabo (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Neoromicia malagasyensis (thanks to GA reviewer Rcej)
Salanoia durrelli (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Miniopterus aelleni (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Miniopterus brachytragos (thanks to GA reviewer Ealdgyth)
Miniopterus tao (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Miniopterus manavi (thanks to GA reviewer Twilight Helryx (talk · contribs))
Miniopterus mahafaliensis (thanks to GA reviewer Twilight Helryx)
Miniopterus zapfei (thanks to GA reviewer Wilhelmina Will (talk · contribs))
Miniopterus griveaudi (thanks to GA reviewer Ealdgyth)
TNM 02067 (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Veratalpa (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Passer predomesticus (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Argentodites (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
LACM 149371 (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Trapalcotherium (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Lagrivea (thanks to GA reviewer Jimfbleak)
Agathaeromys (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Monticolomys (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
Myotis alcathoe (thanks to GA reviewer Ceranthor)
Pennatomys (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
Macrotarsomys petteri (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Voalavo antsahabensis (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
? Nycticebus linglom (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Bornean slow loris (with Sasata and Visionholder; thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
Tupaia miocenica (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Myotis escalerai (thanks to GA reviewer Wilhelmina Will)
Akodon spegazzinii (thanks to GA reviewer Dana boomer)
Voalavo (thanks to GA reviewer Rcej)
Andreacarus voalavo (thanks to GA reviewer Ealdgyth)
False potto (thanks to GA reviewer Visionholder)
Voalavo gymnocaudus (thanks to GA reviewer Rcej)
Eliurus petteri (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)
Bharattherium (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Drymoreomys (thanks to GA reviewer Rcej)
Ferugliotherium (thanks to GA reviewer Casliber)
Playa de Oro virus (thanks to GA reviewer Sasata)
Dermotherium (thanks to GA reviewer J Milburn)

Featured lists[edit]

List of parasites of the marsh rice rat (thanks to reviews by Sasata, Casliber, Sandman888 (talk · contribs), The Rambling Man (talk · contribs), and Visionholder at the FLC)

Featured pictures[edit]

Ambondro mahabo. Photograph by André Wyss, uploaded by me, nominated at FPC by J Milburn

In the news articles[edit]

Salanoia durrelli, a carnivoran mammal from Lake Alaotra, Madagascar, is officially described as a new species. (21 August 2010)

Did you know articles[edit]

Thanks to the many people who vetted and approved my nominations at DYK and to Innotata (talk · contribs) who initially compiled this list.

... that the New Guinean mouse Pseudohydromys germani is one of two rodent species to have only two molars in each jaw? (2 April 2008)
- This is no longer true now: two other species of Pseudohydromys with the same reduced dentition were described in 2009. Ucucha 18:09, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
... that the Nicaraguan Rice Rat is one of only two mammals endemic to Nicaragua? (9 July 2008)
... that it was not realized for 70 years that the Brazilian False Rice Rat was described twice under two different names? (9 August 2009)
... that the Large Mindoro Forest Mouse, first described as a distinct species in 1995, is known from only 16 individuals from a single mountain on the Island of Mindoro, Philippines? (21 August 2009)
... that Carletonomys, a rodent related to modern rice rats, is known only from one incomplete upper jaw from over 1 million year old silt deposits in Argentina? (September 10 2009)
... that the rice rat "Oryzomys hypenemus", first identified from bones collected from caves in Antigua and Barbuda as early as 1958, still lacks a formal scientific name today? (28 September 2009)
... that it is uncertain whether the extinct oryzomyine rodent Megalomys audreyae came from Barbuda or Barbados? (9 October 2009)
... that remains of Lund's Amphibious Rat, one of the largest living rice rats, have been found in association with saber-toothed cats, ground sloths, and glyptodonts? (13 October 2009)
... that the rodents of the Caribbean include the hutias (pictured), bear-sized Amblyrhiza, and the cat-sized rat Megalomys desmarestii? (14 October 2009)
... that although the teeth of the extinct rodent Holochilus primigenus are almost identical to those of Lund's Amphibious Rat, it is probably more closely related to marsh rats? (16 October 2009)
... that although the Galidiinae (pictured) resemble mongooses, they are more closely related to other Malagasy carnivorans such as the fossa? (26 October 2009)
... that the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan affiliate of BirdLife International, provided humanitarian assistance following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami? (with Chanakal, who actually wrote the article; 1 November 2009)
... that 122 years after it was first described, the identity of the Brazilian rodent Oryzomys anoblepas is still unknown? (4 November 2009)
It no longer is (since March 2011). Ucucha 02:18, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
... that when the rodent genus Nephelomys was first described in 2006, N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. moerex, N. nimbosus, N. pectoralis, and N. pirrensis were reclassified as separate species in addition to the previously recognized N. albigularis, N. auriventer, N. caracolus, N. devius, N. keaysi, N. levipes, and N. meridensis, almost doubling the known diversity of the genus? (8 November 2009)
... that the South American rodent Irenomys, which has teeth similar to those of an African elephant, was named after the Ancient Greek word iren ("peace") to commemorate the end of World War I? (8 November 2009)
... that Amerigo Vespucci may have seen the extinct rodent Noronhomys, otherwise known only from bone remains, on a voyage to the islands of Fernando de Noronha in 1503? (20 November 2009)
... that reports of "lizards with two tails" on Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic Ocean may have been based on Trachylepis atlantica (pictured)? (24 November 2009)
... that the lizard Trachylepis maculata is known only from three specimens of doubtful provenance collected in the 1800s? (25 November 2009)
... that Trinidad has more bat species than any other island in the Caribbean? (27 November 2009)
... that the extinction of the Greater Antillean sloths coincided with the first colonization of their islands by humans? (30 November 2009)
... that except for bats, nearly 90% of the native land mammals of the Caribbean, including all sloths and monkeys, are now extinct? (30 November 2009)
... that solenodons (pictured), the only surviving soricomorphs of the Caribbean, are a distinct lineage that may date back to the Mesozoic? (2 December 2009)
... that Slaughter County, Iowa, named after William B. Slaughter, was renamed because its citizens were dissatisfied with the name? (by RFD; 7 December 2009)
... that the American rodent tribe Oryzomyini includes species living in trees, in the water (including the Marsh Rice Rat, pictured), and on the Galápagos Islands? (10 December 2009)
... that even though the first specimens of the Bolivian rodent Oecomys sydandersoni were collected in the 1960s, it was not formally described as a distinct species until 2009? (12 December 2009)
... that the rodents Thomasomys ucucha from Ecuador and Oxymycterus hucucha from Bolivia were both named after the local Quechua word for "mouse"? (15 December 2009)
... that the worm lizard Amphisbaena ridleyi, isolated on remote Fernando de Noronha, is known for eating snails and for climbing trees to drink nectar from the flowers? (with Mike Searson; 21 December 2009)
... that the rodent Oryzomys peninsulae had only been found alongside one Mexican river, which no longer exists? (24 December 2009)
... that 76-year-old Cookie (pictured) is believed to be the oldest Major Mitchell's Cockatoo in any zoo? (by Kurt Shaped Box; 28 December 2009)
... that possible traces of interdigital webbing have been preserved in fossils of pakicetids, the ancestors of whales? (with Drmies; 29 December 2009)
... that the South American rice rat Oryzomys gorgasi is threatened by competition with the Black Rat? (4 January 2010)
... that researcher Günther Theischinger broke his ribs while on a trip to Tasmania to search for the larva of the dragonfly Synthemiopsis? (with IShadowed; 20 January 2010)
... that many rice rats have pits at the back of their palates recessed into a deep depression? (23 January 2010)
... that Hunter-Schreger bands strengthen the enamel of the incisor in rodents? (24 January 2010)
... that in rodents, the position of the zygomatic plate varies from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical? (25 January 2010)
... that the molecularly distinct Abrotrichini group of South American rodents was not recognized as distinct from the Akodontini until the 1990s? (25 January 2010)
... that the pebble-mound mice of northern Australia construct mounds of stones around their burrows up to 10 m² in area? (26 January 2010)
... that one burrow of the eastern chipmunk (pictured) was found to contain 390 acorns? (by Susanne2009NYC; 2 February 2010)
... that the builder of the Rispenserpoldermolen, Easterein, the Netherlands, was described as a better millwright than a poet? (by Mjroots, except the translated poem; 2 February 2010)
... that the eastern harvest mouse (pictured) usually lives for less than a year in the wild? (by Susanne2009NYC; 9 February 2010)
... that the Brazilian rodent Calomys cerqueirai was named only in 2010? (9 February 2010)
... that the shrew Crocidura phanluongi, formally described on January 27, is the seventh new species of Crocidura to be described from Vietnam in as many years? (10 February 2010)
... that the decline of the gopher tortoise poses a threat to the Florida mouse, which forms the only mammal genus that occurs only in Florida? (by Susanne2009NYC; 11 Februray 2010)
... that the name-bearing type determines the application of specific and other names in zoological nomenclature? (13 February 2010)
... that YouTube artist Beckii Cruel from the Isle of Man has become popular in Japan? (by Lullabying, 19 February 2010)
... that one oldfield mouse was observed gently pulling out her young with her forefeet while giving birth? (by Susanne2009NYC, 22 February 2010)
... that in Florida, even Key Largo Woodrats (pictured) "want enormous homes"? (with Drmies, 22 February 2010)
... that members of the Sciurini group of squirrels, which includes the eastern gray squirrel (pictured), have been described as living fossils? (2 March 2010)
... that suggested close relatives of the rare Ecuadorian rice rat Mindomys have included water rats, tree rats, and Caribbean giant rats? (4 March 2010)
... that although much of its habitat has been destroyed, isolated populations of the Mexican rice rat Oryzomys albiventer likely still survive? (12 March 2010)
... that mating in the marsh rice rat (pictured) results in relatively few ejaculations, partly because of female resistance? (15 March 2010)
... that at least twelve different nomenclatures have been proposed for features of the molar in muroid rodents? (15 March 2010)
... that the extinct Mexican rice rat Oryzomys nelsoni has only been collected once? (22 March 2010)
... that the distribution of the Brazilian rice rat Euryoryzomys emmonsae may be unique among muroid rodents? (23 March 2010)
... that the tree Erythrina velutina (inflorescence pictured) can make mice and rats sleepy and is the only Erythrina species pollinated by a lizard, the Noronha skink? (with assistance by Guettarda and Casliber, 27 March 2010)
... that American biologist Philip Hershkovitz discovered many rodent species while he was in his eighties? (with Sasata, 29 March 2010)
... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya? (1 April 2010)
... that the opossum genus Cryptonanus received its name because it was hidden in synonymy for so long? (4 April 2010)
... that the South American rodent Akodon caenosus may weigh as little as 10.5 g (0.37 oz)? (5 April 2010)
... that in rice rats living in the water, the tufts of hair at the base of the claws are reduced? (8 April 2010)
... that the nematode Skrjabinoclava kinsellai is characterized by the presence of shoe-like and nipple-like structures? (9 April 2010)
... that the rice rat Oryzomys couesi is infected by two different hantaviruses? (10 April 2010)
... that the fossil rodent Megapedetes, related to the living springhare, occurred from Greece to Namibia? (12 April 2010)
... that the fluke Lyperosomum intermedium infects the marsh rice rat, although its relatives mostly infect birds? (15 April 2010)
... that nearly a century after its discovery, the Peruvian rodent Eremoryzomys remains so poorly known that its conservation status cannot be assessed? (17 April 2010)
... that the apicomplexan parasite Isospora hammondi has egg- and sausage-shaped structures? (19 April 2010)
... that UA 8699, a broken molar from the Cretaceous of Madagascar, may be the only Mesozoic marsupial from the southern continents? (20 April 2010)
... that the introduction of the small Asian mongoose to Jamaica may have led to the extinction of the rice rat Oryzomys antillarum (skull pictured)? (21 April 2010)
... that by 1941, American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman had described more new mammals than any other living scientist? (25 April 2010)
... that in the fluke Notocotylus fosteri, the genital pore is located above the oral sucker? (1 May 2010)
... that although related species usually infect several hosts, the parasitic nematode worm Aonchotheca forresteri is known only from the marsh rice rat? (5 May 2010)
... that although the genus Hesperomys once included most of the cricetid rodents of the Americas, it is now no longer used? (7 May 2010)
... that it may not be possible to determine what ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus is? (7 May 2010)
... that definitive hosts for the fluke Ascocotyle pindoramensis include a variety of birds as well as the marsh rice rat? (10 May 2010)
... that although the only known natural definitive host of the fluke Catatropis johnstoni is the marsh rice rat, its normal host may be a bird? (11 May 2010)
... that marsh rice rats in Florida are infected by an "unprecedented" number of internal parasites? (11 May 2010)
... that the number of species in the rodent genus Oryzomys was reduced from 43 to 5 in 2006? (11 May 2010)
... that the rice rat Transandinomys bolivaris is characterized by very long whiskers, up to 5 cm (2 in) in length? (12 May 2010)
... that the rice rat Transandinomys talamancae has three digits on its penis, of which the middle is longer? (20 May 2010)
... that Microgale macpheei is the only known recently extinct tenrec? (25 May 2010)
... that Triaenops goodmani, an extinct bat from Madagascar, is known only from three lower jaws? (30 May 2010)
... that possible relatives of the extinct Madagascar mammal Plesiorycteropus include hedgehogs, aardvarks, and hyraxes, and its remains have been misidentified as rodents and the giant aye-aye? (31 May 2010)
... that Hypogeomys australis, Nesomys narindaensis, and Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis are the only known extinct rodents of Madagascar? (2 June 2010)
... that although the giant fossa, formerly one of the top carnivores of Madagascar, is thought to be extinct, there is some anecdotal evidence of very large living fossas? (3 June 2010)
... that the extinct Hipposideros besaoka was the largest insectivorous bat of Madagascar? (3 June 2010)
... that one colony of the Madagascar bat Triaenops menamena contained an estimated 40,000 individuals? (6 June 2010)
... that Fossas (pictured) have lengthy mating sessions because the male's erect penis has backwards-pointing spines along most of its length? (with User:Sasata, UtherSRG, and Visionholder, 7 June 2010)
... that the Madagascar bat Paratriaenops auritus has a noseleaf with three straight, about equally long lancets? (10 June 2010)
... that the single known population of the Ecuadorian rodent Lagidium ahuacaense may contain only a few dozen individuals? (19 June 2010)
... that in addition to some isolated teeth and a jaw fragment, the Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar include the most complete mammalian skeleton known from the Mesozoic of Gondwana? (23 June 2010)
... that bats on Madagascar colonized the island from Asia at least three times? (25 June 2010)
... that the Cretaceous Malagasy mammal Lavanify is most closely related to a species from India? (26 June 2010)
... that Ambondro, which lived in Madagascar about 167 million years ago, is the oldest known mammal with modern, tribosphenic molars? (26 June 2010)
... that the Malagasy bat species Pipistrellus raceyi is characterized by a long, straight penis? (4 July 2010)
... that the only external feature that distinguishes the rice rat genera Transandinomys and Hylaeamys may be length of the whiskers? (4 July 2010)
... that the fossil dormouse Seorsumuscardinus is known only from isolated teeth? (12 July 2010)
... that although the Malagasy bat Neoromicia malagasyensis was first collected in 1967, it was not formally described until 1995? (12 July 2010)
... that recent molecular and morphological research has led to the identification of five species within the Malagasy bat species Miniopterus manavi—M. aelleni, M. brachytragos, M. griveaudi, M. mahafaliensis, and M. manavi itself? (24 July 2010)
... that the fragmentary fossil jaw TNM 02067 may represent the only known mainland African member of the enigmatic Gondwanatheria? (5 August 2010)
... that the Cretaceous mammal Argentodites is known only from a blade-like tooth with eight cusps arranged in a row? (5 August 2010)
... that the fossil mammalian tooth LACM 149371 shows resemblances with some ungulates, rodents, and multituberculates, but most likely belongs to the extinct Gondwanatheria? (7 August 2010)
... that although the fossil mammal Veratalpa (astragalus) was described as a mole, it may instead be a rodent? (10 August 2010)
... that Trapalcotherium matuastensis is one of five species of mammals recognized among seven fossil teeth from the Cretaceous Allen Formation of Argentina? (13 August 2010)
... that during the MN 4 zone, the saber-toothed cat Prosansanosmilus first appeared in Europe? (16 August 2010)
... that the fossil relative of the House Sparrow Passer predomesticus is known only from two upper jaw bones? (with Innotata, 16 August 2010)
... that the fossil squirrel Lagrivea is characterized by deep basins in its teeth? (9 September 2010)
... that Ekgmowechashala was the only North American genus of primate during the Late Oligocene? (17 October 2010)
... that scientists have suggested that more penes needed to be studied to assess the affinities of Van Gelder's bat with other Antrozoini? (24 October 2010)
... that although the bat Myotis alcathoe was only described in 2001, it is now known to range widely across Europe? (29 December 2010)
... that although the little brown mouse Monticolomys koopmani was first collected in 1929, it was not formally described until 1996? (5 January 2011)
... that the Mikea Forest, one of the largest remaining forest blocks in southwestern Madagascar, is yet to be protected? (9 January 2011; with Visionholder)
... that the range of the rodent Macrotarsomys petteri is believed to have shifted as a result of climatic change? (9 January 2011)
... that the Malagasy rodent Voalavo antsahabensis, which was only described as a species in 2005, is endangered because of slash-and-burn agriculture? (17 January 2011)
... that the fossil primate ? Nycticebus linglom is known from a single tooth, which is said to be the smallest known prosimian molar? (26 January 2011)
... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean Slow Loris was said to have the face of a bear, the hands of a monkey, and to move like a sloth? (28 January 2011; with Visionholder and Sasata)
... that Tupaia miocenica, known from a single tooth, is among the few known fossil treeshrews? (29 January 2011)
... that Simplicidentata, the group including rodents and their closest extinct relatives, is characterized by the loss of a pair of upper incisors? (5 February 2011)
... that because the rodent Akodon spegazzinii is so variable, several populations have been named as separate species? (11 February 2011)
... that the bat Myotis escalerai was first recorded in France in 2009? (19 February 2011)
... that mountain coatis, a genus of small carnivorans from the Andes, were considered to represent a single species, until a second species was recognized in 2009? (20 February 2011; written by 212.10.88.103 (talk · contribs))
... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar? (17 May 2011)
... that breeding males of the Malagasy rodent Voalavo produce a sweet-smelling musk? (19 May 2011)
... that the Malagasy rodent Eliurus petteri is the only tufted-tailed rat with completely white underparts? (21 May 2011)
... that although the Brazilian rodent Drymoreomys has traits that suggest it lives in trees, it is usually captured on the ground? (26 May 2011)
... that the false potto may be a true potto (pictured)? (26 May 2011)
... that Bharattherium may have been among the first grazing mammals? (30 May 2011)
... that with an estimated skull size of 87.5 mm (3.4 in), Coloniatherium was the largest mammal in the La Colonia Formation? (16 June 2011)
... that American paleontologist Claude W. Hibbard became a school principal when he was only 18? (16 June 2011)
... that according to the Paratheria hypothesis, sloths, armadillos, anteaters, and allies are neither marsupials nor placentals? (16 June 2011)
... that blade-like teeth in the extinct mammalian family Ferugliotheriidae may have evolved into molar-like teeth in the Sudamericidae? (22 June 2011)
... that the fossil mammal Ferugliotherium is known from only 20 teeth and maybe a tiny jaw fragment? (23 June 2011)
... that Dermotherium, discovered in 1992, was the first unambiguous fossil colugo (Sunda colugo pictured) to be found? (26 July 2011)

Notes[edit]

Length[edit]

Article title	Prose size (x 1000)	Current status
Lundomys	14
Pseudoryzomys	16
Noronhomys	13
Noronha skink	15
Mindomys	13
Oryzomys gorgasi	11
Oryzomys dimidiatus	7.5
Marsh rice rat	36
Eremoryzomys	10.0
Oryzomys antillarum	12
Carletonomys	6.3
Trachylepis tschudii	5.4
Ekbletomys	8.2
Oryzomys peninsulae	7.3
Oecomys sydandersoni	6.3
Oryzomys albiventer	5.5
Oryzomys nelsoni	6.1
Euryoryzomys emmonsae	7.8
Tachyoryctes rex	3.5
Akodon caenosus	9.1
UA 8699	5.6
Juliomys anoblepas	8.6
Holochilus primigenus	4.2
Oryzomys couesi	34
Megalomys audreyae	5.1
Oryzomys	19
?Oryzomys pliocaenicus	3.2
Aonchotheca forresteri	5.2
Transandinomys bolivaris	14
Transandinomys talamancae	20
Cryptoprocta spelea	6.9
Plesiorycteropus	16
Microgale macpheei	4.1
Hypogeomys australis	3.8
Nesomys narindaensis	4.3
Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis	4.9
Hipposideros besaoka	5.7
Triaenops goodmani	4.9
Triaenops menamena	9.1
Lagidium ahuacaense	6.1
Lavanify	8.0
Ambondro mahabo	9.6
Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar	6.8
Transandinomys	11
Neoromicia malagasyensis	6.0
Pipistrellus raceyi	8.0
Seorsumuscardinus	8.1
Miniopterus zapfei	3.5
Thomasomys ucucha	8.0
Miniopterus aelleni	7.3
Miniopterus brachytragos	6.4
Miniopterus mahafaliensis	5.4
Miniopterus manavi	6.6
Miniopterus griveaudi	8.7
Miniopterus tao	3.9
Veratalpa	3.3
LACM 149371	7.2
Argentodites	6.4
TNM 02067	7.4
Salanoia durrelli	7.4
Trapalcotherium	4.7
Passer predomesticus	5.5
Lagrivea	4.6
Agathaeromys	10
Myotis alcathoe	14
Pennatomys	9.7
Monticolomys	8.5
Macrotarsomys petteri	7.6
Voalavo antsahabensis	4.9
Tupaia miocenica	2.9
? Nycticebus linglom	3.5
Akodon spegazzinii	12
Myotis escalerai	6.8
Voalavo	8.6
Voalavo gymnocaudus	9.2
Andreacarus voalavo	2.7
Eliurus petteri	5.3
False potto	9.2
Drymoreomys	11
Bharattherium	12
Ferugliotherium	27
Ferugliotheriidae	13
Playa de Oro virus	4.8
Dermotherium	12

Cladogram[edit]

	Aonchotheca forresteri

	Andreacarus voalavo

Deuterostomia

Diapsida

Passer predomesticus

Lepidosauria

	Trachylepis tschudii

	Noronha skink

Synapsida

Allotheria

Ferugliotheriidae

	Argentodites

	Ferugliotherium

	LACM 149371

	Trapalcotherium

Sudamericidae

	Bharattherium

	Lavanify

	TNM 02067

Ambondro mahabo

Trechnotheria

UA 8699

Placentalia

Afrotheria

	Plesiorycteropus

	Microgale macpheei

Boreoeutheria

Laurasiatheria

Carnivora

Salanoia durrelli

Cryptoprocta

	Cryptoprocta spelea

	Fossa (animal)

Chiroptera

Yinpterochiroptera

Hipposideros besaoka

Triaenopini

	Triaenops goodmani

	Triaenops menamena

Yangochiroptera

Miniopteridae

Miniopterus zapfei

Miniopterus tao

	Miniopterus aelleni

	Miniopterus brachytragos

	Miniopterus mahafaliensis

	Miniopterus manavi

	Miniopterus griveaudi

Vespertilionidae

Myotinae

	Myotis alcathoe

	Myotis escalerai

Vespertilioninae

	Neoromicia malagasyensis

	Pipistrellus raceyi

Euarchontoglires

Tupaia miocenica

Dermotherium

Primates

	? Nycticebus linglom

	False potto

Glires

Lagidium ahuacaense

Sciuromorpha

	Seorsumuscardinus

	Lagrivea

Veratalpa

Myomorpha

Tachyoryctes rex

Eumuroida

Nesomyidae

Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis

Eliurus petteri

Voalavo

	Voalavo antsahabensis

	Voalavo gymnocaudus

	Monticolomys

	Macrotarsomys petteri

	Hypogeomys australis

	Nesomys narindaensis

Cricetidae

?Oryzomys pliocaenicus

Sigmodontinae

Juliomys anoblepas

	Akodon caenosus

	Akodon spegazzinii

Thomasomys ucucha

Oryzomyini—see below

Mindomys

Clade B

Euryoryzomys emmonsae

Oecomys sydandersoni

Transandinomys

	Transandinomys bolivaris

	Transandinomys talamancae

Clade D

"Ekbletomys"

Megalomys audreyae

Agathaeromys

Pennatomys

	Eremoryzomys

	Drymoreomys