Table 1 Mean measurements and ranges (in mm) for distinct sets of specimens of Neusticomys; specimen QCAZ 7830 is the holotype of N. vossi sp. nov
From: A new species of fish-eating rat, genus Neusticomys (Sigmodontinae), from Ecuador
N. monticolus ♀ | N. monticolus ♂ | N. monticolus Antiquia | N. vossi sp. nov. ♀ | N. vossi sp. nov. ♂ | QCAZ 7830 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TL | 216.56 (196–287) | 226.44 (187–313) | 206.8 (191–217) | 199.5 (188–211) | 205.57 (193–221) | 211 |
HBL | 115.67 (95–195) | 122.88 (96–211) | 106.8 (100–112) | 102.82 (97–110.99) | 105.17 (101–108) | 110.99 |
LT | 100.89 (90–109) | 103.56 (87–114) | 100 (91–105) | 101.25 (96–108) | 99 (92–108) | 108 |
HFC | 25.56 (25–26) | 26.25 (24–36) | 24.8 (24–26) | 26 (25–27) | 25.43 (24–27) | 27 |
EC | 10 (6–12) | 10.25 (8–14) | 11 (11–11) | 10.25 (8–13) | 9.86 (9–11) | 13 |
CIL | 24.36 (23.1–25) | 24.96 (24.2–25.8) | 23.75 (22.7–24.9) | 23.7 (23.2–25.01) | 24.13 (23.4–24.9) | 25.01 |
LD | 6.01 (5.5–6.2) | 6.09 (5.4–6.6) | 5.76 (5.5–6.1) | 5.66 (5.34–6.1) | 6.04 (5.7–6.4) | 6.1 |
LM | 4.16 (4–4.91) | 4.07 (3.9–4.4) | 4.06 (3.9–4.1) | 4.12 (4–4.2) | 4.09 (4–4.3) | 4.17 |
LIF | 4.74 (4.3–5.9) | 4.69 (4.4–5.06) | 4.46 (4.2–4.7) | 4.39 (4.11–4.7) | 4.86 (4.7–5.2) | 4.45 |
BIT | 1.44 (1.3–1.75) | 1.44 (1.3–1.6) | 1.42 (1.4–1.5) | 1.28 (1.1–1.47) | 1.27 (1.2–1.4) | 1.47 |
BIF | 2.11 (1.9–2.4) | 2.09 (1.9–2.3) | 2.16 (2.1–2.2) | 1.99 (1.97–2) | 2.15 (2–2.3) | 1.99 |
BPB | 2.93 (2.7–3.1) | 2.96 (2.7–3.4) | 2.88 (2.5–3.3) | 2.87 (2.7–3.14) | 2.85 (2.6–3.1) | 3.14 |
LN | 9.65 (8.6–11.24) | 9.48 (8.5–10.2) | 9.74 (9.2–10.7) | 9.1 (8.81–9.5) | 9.46 (8.9–10.1) | 8.89 |
BN | 2.89 (2.6–3.2) | 2.99 (2.7–3.2) | 2.94 (2.7–3.1) | 2.37 (2.27–2.52) | 2.7 (2.5–3) | 2.52 |
LIB | 4.81 (4.6–5) | 4.85 (4.6–5.2) | 4.84 (4.6–5.1) | 4.59 (4.5–4.67) | 4.61 (4.4–4.9) | 4.57 |
ZB | 12.83 (12.2–13.3) | 13.16 (12.3–13.4) | 12.1 (12.1–12.1) | 12.03 (11.73–12.49) | 12.54 (11.9–13) | 12.49 |
BB | 12.13 (11.8–12.3) | 12.16 (11.7–12.5) | 11.38 (11.2–11.5) | 11.73 (11.52–11.91) | 12.13 (11.9–12.5) | 11.91 |
BZP | 1.31 (1–2.06) | 1.14 (1–1.3) | 1.02 (0.9–1.1) | 1.17 (1.1–1.25) | 1.13 (1.1–1.3) | 1.25 |
BM1 | 1.45 (1.4–1.57) | 1.44 (1.3–1.5) | 1.44 (1.3–1.6) | 1.22 (1.01–1.4) | 1.38 (1.3–1.5) | 1.16 |
HI | 4.3 (2.36–4.9) | 4.68 (4.1–5.2) | 4.36 (4–4.7) | 3.77 (3.03–4.3) | 4.49 (4.2–5) | 3.03 |
DI | 1.33 (1–1.5) | 1.42 (1.3–1.5) | 1.42 (1.4–1.5) | 1.21 (1.2–1.23) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 1.23 |
BOC | 7.09 (6.7–7.39) | 7.04 (6.6–7.5) | 6.75 (6.6–7) | 6.65 (6.47–6.8) | 6.85 (6.8–7) | 6.63 |