Collector:

William L. Abbott  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Caribbean Sea  Search this

Length - Total:

512 mm

Length - Tail:

140 mm

Length - Head - Body:

372 mm

Preparation:

Partial Skeleton

Skin

Skull

Remarks:

missing right humerus, right femur, and bones of all four feet

Sex:

Male

Stage:

Young adult

Type Citation:

Miller, G. S. 1927. The rodents of the genus Plagiodontia. 72 (art. 16): 4.

Type Status:

Type

Place:

Guarabo, 10 mi E of Jovero, Samana, Dominican Republic, North America

Collection Date:

23 Nov 1923

Record Last Modified:

29 Aug 2024

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Capromyidae, Plagiodontinae

Published Name:

Plagiodontia aedium

Plagiodontia hylaeum Miller, 1927

Accession Number:

071132

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : B

USNM Number:

239887

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3598d2946-6bc2-4fb6-83bb-5e07cd2a4ee6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7283699