Full citation
O. Thomas. 1901. New Species of Oryzomys, Proechimys, Cavia and Sylvilagus from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8:536-539 [ER 1511]
Contributed by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 2015-11-20
Samples: none
Size measurements: Cavia aperea (head and body length 251 mm), Cavia aperea (hind foot length 40 mm), Cavia aperea (ear length 23 mm), Cavia aperea (skull length 62 mm), Cavia aperea (skull width 35 mm), Cavia aperea (upper tooth row length 15 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (head and body length 148 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (tail length 150 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (hind foot length 34 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (ear length 25 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (skull length 34.5 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (skull width 17.8 mm), Euryoryzomys nitidus (upper tooth row length 4.6 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (head and body length 245 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (tail length 195 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (hind foot length 57 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (ear length 27 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (skull length 59 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (skull width 27 mm), Proechimys brevicauda (upper tooth row length 8.8 mm), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (head and body length 350 mm), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (hind foot length 76 mm), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (ear length 55 mm), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (skull length 67.3 mm), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (skull width 34 mm)