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

Rodentia Muridae Nesokia Nesokia bunnii extant no 519.0 Nowak 1999
Rodentia Muridae Nesoryzomys Nesoryzomys swarthi extinct yes 94.0 Dowler et al. 2000
Rodentia Muridae Niviventer Niviventer confucianus extant no 70.0 Medway 1969
Rodentia Muridae Niviventer Niviventer coxingi extant yes 124.0 Chan 2003
Rodentia Muridae Niviventer Niviventer culturatus extant yes 78.7 Yu 1993
Rodentia Muridae Oligoryzomys Oligoryzomys vegetus extant no 15.0 Reid 1997
Rodentia Muridae Oryzomys Oryzomys dimidiatus extant no 46.0 Reid 1997
based on comparison with O. palustris. Both species
measurements were taken from MAMMALIAN
Rodentia Muridae Oryzomys Oryzomys nelsoni extinct yes 104.0 SPECIES acounts
Rodentia Muridae Oryzomys Oryzomys rostratus extant no 43.5 Reid 1997
Rodentia Muridae Papagomys Papagomys armandvillei extant yes 1500.0 Biewener 1983
Zijlstra et al. 2008, Estimated for the cubic ration of
m1 length as compared with P. armandvillei multiplied
Rodentia Muridae Papagomys Papagomys theodorverhoeveni extinct yes 1003.0 by the size of the latter
Rodentia Muridae Paruromys Paruromys dominator extant yes 342.0 Breed 2004
Rodentia Muridae Paulamys Paulamys naso extinct yes 122.0 Nowak 1999
Rodentia Muridae Pearsonomys Pearsonomys annectens extant no 38.3 D'Elia et al. 2005
Rodentia Muridae Peromyscus Peromyscus levipes extant no 23.0 Reid 1997
Rodentia Muridae Peromyscus Peromyscus mayensis extant no 32.0 Reid 1997
Rodentia Muridae Peromyscus Peromyscus nasutus extant no 28.0 Wilson and Ruff 1999
Rodentia Muridae Peromyscus Peromyscus oreas extant no 25.0 Savage et al. 2004
Hideki Endo, pers. comm. to Shai Meiri, December 1
Rodentia Muridae Phaulomys Phaulomys andersoni extant yes 40.0 2004
Rodentia Muridae Phenacomys Phenacomys ungava extant no 32.5 Wilson and Ruff 1999
Rodentia Muridae Phodopus Phodopus roborovskii extant no 15.0 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Pithecheir Pithecheir melanurus extant yes 108.0 Soligo and Martin 2006
Rodentia Muridae Pithecheir Pithecheir parvus extant no 107.5 Soligo and Martin 2006
Rodentia Muridae Platacanthomys Platacanthomys lasiurus extant no 75.0 Nowak 1999
Rodentia Muridae Psammomys Psammomys vexillaris extant no 92.3 Mostafa et al. 2005
Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus hoffmanni extant yes 140.0 Breed and Taylor 2000
Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus losea extant no 110.0 Breed and Taylor 2000
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Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus nitidus extant no 123.2 6BN9BN/$file/mn100-part3.pdf
http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/att/JFRN-
Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus sikkimensis extant no 127.5 6BN9BN/$file/mn100-part3.pdf
http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/att/JFRN-
Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus turkestanicus extant no 150.0 6BN9BN/$file/mn100-part3.pdf
Rodentia Muridae Reithrodontomys Reithrodontomys rodriguezi extant no 15.0 Reid 1997
Gliozzi et al. 1984. based on m1 length of Apodemus
Rodentia Muridae Rhagamys Rhagamys orthodon extinct yes 63.0 flavicollis
Rodentia Muridae Rhizomys Rhizomys sinensis extant no 900.0 Helin et al. 1999
Rodentia Muridae Rhizomys Rhizomys sumatrensis extant no 3075.0 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Rhombomys Rhombomys opimus extant no 222.0 Smith et al. 2008
Rodentia Muridae Sigmodontomys Sigmodontomys alfari extant no 87.0 Reid 1997, Eisenberg 1989
Musser 1981, . Estimated multiplying the cubic ratio of
Rodentia Muridae Spelaeomys Spelaeomys florensis extinct yes 947.0 m1-3 length with that of Rattus fuscipes
Rodentia Muridae Stenomys Stenomys (Rattus) ceramicus extant yes 66.5 Helgen 2003
A. Kotsakis, pers. comm. Estimated by multiplying
upper tooth row ratio per body weight of M.
duodecimcustatus (data kindly provided by F.
Rodentia Muridae Terricola Terricola melitensis extinct yes 22.0 Marcolini)
Rodentia Muridae Thallomys Thallomys nigricauda extant no 100.0 Newbery 1999
Rodentia Muridae Tokudaia Tokudaia osimensis extant yes 89.0 Breed 2004
Rodentia Muridae Tscherskia Tscherskia triton extant no 131.6 Satoh and Iwaku 2004