Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution ...

Rodentia Muridae Lophuromys Lophuromys nudicaudus extant no 32.7 Ray 1998
Rodentia Muridae Malpaisomys Malpaisomys insularis extinct yes 40.0 Nowak 1999
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys alticola extant yes 90.0 Yasuma et al. 2003
Erik Meijaard, pers. communication to Shai Meiri,
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys baeodon extant yes 70.0 19.06.07
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys bartelsii extant yes 93.0 Breed 2004
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys ochraceiventer extant yes 97.0 Yasuma et al. 2003
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys surifer extant no 142.9 Nor 1996
Rodentia Muridae Maxomys Maxomys wattsi extant yes 161.0 Wells et al. 2004
Rodentia Muridae Mayermys Mayermys germani extant yes 29.5 Helgen 2005b
Mcfarlane and Lundberg 2002 give a tentative estimate
Rodentia Muridae Megalomys Megalomys desmarestii extinct yes 500.0 of 500 grams.
Mcfarlane and Lundberg 2002 give a tentative estimate
Rodentia Muridae Megalomys Megalomys luciae extinct yes 500.0 of 500 grams.
Rodentia Muridae Melasmothrix Melasmothrix naso extant yes 49.0 Nowak 1999
Rodentia Muridae Melomys Melomys levipes extant yes 83.0 Dwyer 1975
Rodentia Muridae Meriones Meriones malatestai extinct yes 126.0
A. Kotsakis, pers. comm. Estimated by multiplying
upper tooth row ratio per body weight of M. tristrami
Rodentia Muridae Meriones Meriones meridianus extant no 42.0 Shenbrot and Krasnov 1999
Rodentia Muridae Meriones Meriones sacramenti extant no 124.5 Mendelssohn and Yom-Tov 1999
Rodentia Muridae Meriones Meriones tamariscinus extant no 89.5 Zhu 1985
Rodentia Muridae Meriones Meriones tristrami extant no 69.5 Mendelssohn and Yom-Tov 1999
Pieper 1984; Estimated by multiplying upper tooth row
lengths per body size of M. brandti (measurements
Rodentia Muridae Mesocricetus Mesocricetus rathgeberi extinct yes 410.0 taken after Yigit 2003)
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus henseli extinct yes 20.0 Gliozzi et al. 1984, based on M1 of M. savii
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus abbreviatus extant yes 62.0 Wilson and Ruff 1999
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus breweri extant yes 54.0 Tamarin and Kunz 1974, Wilson and Ruff 1999
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus daghestanicus extant no 13.0 Degen et al. 1998
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus fortis extant no 71.0 Tai et al. 2004, Jones and Johnson 1965
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus montebelli extant yes 40.0 Gaillard et al. 1997
Rodentia Muridae Microtus Microtus sachalinensis extant yes 45.0 Vinogradov et al. 2001
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus caroli extant no 15.0 Breed and Taylor 2000
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus cervicolor extant no 17.1 Auffray et al. 2003
http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/att/JFRN-
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus cookii extant no 19.8 6BN9BN/$file/mn100-part3.pdf
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus famulus extant no 23.0 Chevret et al. 2003
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus lopadusae extinct yes 41.0 Burgio and Catalisano 1994
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus minotaurus extinct yes 33.6 Federica Marcolini, pers. comm.
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus pahari extant no 24.6 Marshall 1977
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus phillipsi extant no 12.3 Marshall 1977
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus platythrix extant no 18.0 Marshall 1977
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus saxicola extant no 21.4 Marshall 1977
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus shortridgei extant no 35.2 Marshall 1977
http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/att/JFRN-
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus terricolor extant no 9.0 6BN9BN/$file/mn100-part3.pdf
Rodentia Muridae Mus Mus vulcani extant yes 20.2 Marshall 1977
Rodentia Muridae Myospalax Myospalax aspalax extant no 323.5 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Myospalax Myospalax fontanierii extant no 245.0 Zhang et al. 2003
Rodentia Muridae Myospalax Myospalax psilurus extant no 292.5 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Myospalax Myospalax rothschildi extant no 303.0 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Myospalax Myospalax smithii extant no 320.0 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Neacomys Neacomys pictus extant no 17.5 Reid 1997, Emmons 1997
Rodentia Muridae Neotoma Neotoma chrysomelas extant no 169.5 Reid 1997