IDEAUS - CENPAT 25626
INSTITUTO DE DIVERSIDAD Y EVOLUCION AUSTRAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Miscellany on Bibimys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae), a unique akodontine cricetid
Autor/es:
VOGLINO, DAMIAN; ULYSES F. J. PARDIÑAS; CARLOS A. GALLIARI
Revista:
MASTOZOOLOGíA NEOTROPICAL
Editorial:
UNIDAD DE ZOOLOGÍA Y ECOLOGÍA ANIMAL, INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE LAS ZONAS ARIDAS, CRICYT, CONICET
Referencias:
Lugar: Mendoza; Año: 2017 vol. 24 p. 241 - 250
ISSN:
0327-9383
Resumen:
ABSTRACT. We comment on the geographical distribution of the 3 recognized species of Bibimys, focusing inthe type species, B. torresi. By briefly reviewing the fossil occurrence of this form we posit that the speciessuffered a very recent marked retraction. Based on few collected individuals belonging to B. chacoensis andB. torresi, we describe some external traits, such as their unique mammary dotation composed by 2 pairs locatedmore caudally, 1 of them laterally to the genitalia. Combining morphology with direct observation of a wildindividual we advance that Bibimys is not a fossorial or semi-fossorial form but a specialized sigmodontinefocused on the active search for food employing mostly the nose.
