Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Platacanthomyinae


In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
 More Info - Asian Tree Mouse wik9.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Platacanthomyinae is the only subfamily in the family (biology) Platacanthomyidae.
The platacanthomyines can be distinguished from the dormouse, because they have no premolar s giving them three cheek tooth like their relatives, the Muroidea.
This is the only subfamily of Muroidea that has not been included in a molecular phylogeny study.
asian.tree.mouse.en.wik9.info   (455 words)

  
 Murids Scientific classification Scientific classification ...
Petromyscinae Petromyscinae (rock mice rock mice and the climbing swamp mouse climbing swamp mouse)
Platacanthomyinae Platacanthomyinae (blind tree mouse blind tree mouse and Malabar spiny mouse Malabar spiny mouse)
Rhizomyinae Rhizomyinae (bamboo rat bamboo rats and African mole rat African mole rats)
www.biodatabase.de /Muridae   (284 words)

  
 The Dormouse Hollow: General Biology
Holden's use of the name Myoxidae is followed here, but this family sometimes is called Gliridae or Muscardinidae.
Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1966), among others, recognized two additional myoxid subfamilies: the Platacanthomyinae, considered here to be a subfamily of the Muridae; and the Seleviniinae, often designated as the full family Seleviniidae but treated here, in accordance with Holden, as a synonym of the Leithiinae.
Dormice look like squirrels but are smaller, and one genus (Glirulus) resembles chipmunks.
www.glirarium.org /dormouse/biology.html   (490 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.