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Table 1 Skull measurements of Typhlomys

From: An enigmatic pygmy dormouse: molecular and morphological evidence for the species taxonomic status of Typhlomys chapensis (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)

Characters

Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

Fujian Province, China

Males (n = 4)

Females (n = 11)

Males (n = 4)

Females (n = 4)

GL

24.55, 0.97

24.53, 1.11

22.28, 0.53

22.50, 0.38

 

23.52 to 25.87

22.77 to 25.9

21.65 to 22.82

22.00 to 22.80

CBL

22.15, 1.32

22.05, 1.19

20.07, 0.37

20.56, 0.44

 

20.76 to 23.94

20.39 to 23.65

19.76 to 20.50

19.95 to 20.97

BL

20.28, 1.34

20.13, 1.164

18.56, 0.71

18.97, 0.31

 

18.85 to 22.06

18.55 to 22.00

17.68 to 19.16

18.50 to 19.15

PL

6.47, 0.09

6.51, 0.35

5.58, 0.15

5.58, 0.13

 

6.35 to 6.58

5.80 to 6.80

5.46 to 5.80

5.43 to 5.73

IB

5.53, 0.36

5.48, 0.27

5.13, 0.08

5.01, 0.17

 

5.06 to 5.87

5.17 to 6.06

5.06 to 5.22

4.84 to 5.19

BB

11.43, 0.40

11.08, 0.50

10.30, 0.59

9.99, 0.28

 

11.10 to 12.01

10.20 to 11.86

9.76 to 10.90

9.60 to 10.23

BH

7.92, 0.68

8.23, 0.54

6.89, 0.48

7.13, 0.29

 

7.32 to 8.72

7.37 to 9.05

6.30 to 7.31

6.72 to 7.37

ZW

12.88, 0.75

13.04, 0.79

11.73, 0.46

11.81, 0.41

 

12.10 to 13.87

11.38 to 14.08

11.22 to 12.26

11.45 to 12.40

DL

6.85, 0.33

6.98, 0.39

5.85, 0.47

6.20, 0.28

 

6.41 to 7.17

6.20 to 7.54

5.45 to 6.45

5.94 to 6.60

NL

7.21, 0.27

7.43, 0.34

6.83, 0.46

6.73, 0.38

 

6.89 to 7.55

6.97 to 7.90

6.15 to 7.13

6.31 to 7.20

UML

3.96, 0.27

3.85, 0.19

3.63, 0.23

3.46, 0.11

 

3.57 to 4.14

3.55 to 4.09

3.39 to 3.86

3.40 to 3.62

LML

4.16, 0.26

4.14, 0.23

3.74, 0.11

3.76, 0.19

 

3.79 to 4.36

3.80 to 4.51

3.65 to 3.89

3.55 to 3.98

BUM

5.66, 0.29

5.56, 0.27

5.04, 0.08

5.01, 0.09

 

5.24 to 5.90

5.24 to 5.90

4.94 to 5.12

4.88 to 5.11

LFI

2.11, 0.08

2.04, 0.28

1.87, 0.11

1.89, 0.09

 

2.00 to 2.19

1.75 to 2.47

1.73 to 2.00

1.80 to 2.02

  1. Mean, standard deviation, and min-max values of skull measurements (in millimeters) of adult Typhlomys specimens originated from Vietnam and China.