Mylomys Thomas 1906

Mylomys Thomas 1906 View in CoL

Mylomys Thomas 1906 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 224.

Type Species: Mylomys cuninghamei Thomas 1906

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Mylomys dybowskii (Pousargues 1893)

Species Mylomys rex Thomas 1906

Discussion: Arvicanthis Group. The Indian Golunda and Mylomys are usually considered close relatives of each other, but Musser (1987 b) discussed traits that indicated their distant relationship and a closer phylogenetic alliance between Mylomys and Pelomys , which is substantiated by mtDNA sequences of cytochrome b and 12S and 16S rRNA gene fragments ( Ducroz et al., 2001). Those latter two genera are members of a division that includes Arvicanthis , Lemniscomys , and Rhabdomys as assessed by morphological data ( Musser, 1987 b). The molecular results of Ducroz et al. also indicate that Desmomys belongs with this assemblage, and that Mylomys , Pelomys , and Arvicanthis form one lineage, Desmomys and Rhabdomys a second, and a third contains only Lemniscomys .