Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer 1829)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1124

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scientific name	Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer 1829)
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[Megalomys] desmarestii (Fischer 1829) , Synopsis Mamm.: 316.

Type Locality: West Indes, Lesser Antilles, Martinique.

Vernacular Names: Desmarest's Pilorie.

Synonyms: Megalomys pilorides (Desmarest 1826) ; Megalomys piloris ( Major 1901) .

Distribution: Known only from Martinique.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: As compared with M. luciae ( BMNH 53.12.16.2, the holotype), the cranium of M. desmarestii ( BMNH 50.11.30.6, 55.12.24.201) is generally larger in all dimensions, its m3 larger relative to m2, and the upper incisors yellowish-orange instead of plain orange.