Abstract With almost 2,600 species, Rodentia is the most diverse order of mammals. Here,
we provide an overview of changes in our understanding of the systematics of living rodents …

Accurate taxonomy is central to the study of biological diversity, as it provides the needed
evolutionary framework for taxon sampling and interpreting results. While the number of …

Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it …

Se actualiza la diversidad de especies de mamíferos de Colombia con base en una nueva
revisión de especímenes en las mayores colecciones del país y el extranjero y la …

Aim Various techniques model a species' niche and potential distribution by comparing the
environmental conditions of occurrence localities with those of the overall study region (via a …

Cerradomys is a monophyletic genus that includes four known species, Cerradomys
subflavus, C. maracajuensis, C. marinhus, and C. scotti, distributed throughout the open …

Se presenta una lista comentada de los mamíferos terrestres, acuáticos y marinos nativos
de Perú, incluyendo sus nombres comunes, la distribución por ecorregiones y los estados …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Abstract Background Tree squirrels (Sciuridae, Sciurini), in particular the highly diverse
Neotropical lineages, are amongst the most rapidly diversifying branches of the mammal …

We describe in this paper a new genus and species of cricetid rodent from the Atlantic Forest
of Brazil, one of the most endangered eco-regions of the world. The new form displays some …