Haeromys Thomas 1911

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1327

Haeromys Thomas 1911

Haeromys Thomas 1911 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 7: 207.

Type Species: Mus margarettae Thomas 1893

Species and subspecies: 3 species:

Species Haeromys margarettae ( Thomas 1893)

Species Haeromys minahassae ( Thomas 1896)

Species Haeromys pusillus ( Thomas 1893)

Discussion: Micromys Division. A Sundaic and Sulawesian endemic. Cranial, dental, and spermatozoal morphology suggested a distant phylogenetic link to Chiropodomys ( Breed and Musser, 1991; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). This alliance was indicated by Thomas (1893:346) in describing margarettae : "Skull with a very peculiar and noteworthy resemblance to that of Chiropodomys agreeing with that of Ch. gliroides so closely that it is not until a close examination is made that the differences become apparent." Chromosomal data is ambiguous in assessing Haeromys ’s closest relatives ( Musser, 1990). A new species from C Sulawesi will be described within the context of a revision of Haeromys being prepared by Musser (ms).