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. 2009 Nov 20;67(2):305–320. doi: 10.1007/s00018-009-0185-1

Table 1.

Preferred common names, scientific names, family and orders of the 37 species of mammals used for the evolutionary analysis of MEPE, with accession number in Genbank

Common name Genus and species Family Order Source
Armadilloa Dasypus novemcinctus Dasypodidae Xenarthra FJ999672
Baboona Papio hamadryas Cercopithecidae Primates FJ999673
Bushbabya Otolemur garnettii Galagidae Primates FJ999674
Cat Felis catus Felidae Carnivora FJ999675
Chimpanzeea Pan troglodytes Hominidae Primates FJ999676
Cowa Bos taurus Bovidae Cetartiodactyla FJ999677
Doga Canis familiaris Canidae Carnivora FJ999678
Dolphina Tursiops truncatus Delphinidae Cetartiodactyla FJ999679
Elephanta Loxodonta africana Elephantidae Proboscidea FJ999680
Gibbona Nomascus leucogenys Hylobatidae Primates FJ999681
Gorillaa Gorilla gorilla Hominidae Primates FJ999682
Guinea piga Cavia porcellus Caviidae Rodentia FJ999683
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Erinaceidae Eulipotypla FJ999684
Horse Equus caballus Equidae Perissodactyla FJ999685
Humana Homo sapiens Hominidae Primates FJ999686
Hyraxa Procavia capensis Hyracoidea Hyracoidea FJ999687
Kangaroo rata Dipodomys ordii Heteromyidae Rodentia FJ999688
Macaquea Macaca fascicularis Cercopithecidae Primates FJ999689
Macaquea Macaca mulatta Cercopithecidae Primates FJ999690
Marmoseta Callithrix jacchus Cebidae Primates FJ999691
Megabat Pteropus vampyrus Pteropodidae (Mega)Chiroptera FJ999692
Microbata Myotis lucifugus Vespertilionidae (Micro)Chiroptera FJ999693
Mouse lemura Microcebus murinus Cheirogaleidae Primates FJ999694
Mousea Mus musculus Muridae Rodentia FJ999695
Opossuma Monodelphis domestica Didelphidae Didelphimorphia FJ999696
Orangutana Pongo pygmaeus Hominidae Primates FJ999697
Pig Sus scrofa Suidae Cetartiodactyla FJ999698
Pika Ochotona princeps Ochotonidae Lagomorpha FJ999699
Rabbita Oryctolagus cuniculus Leporidae Lagomorpha FJ999700
Rata Rattus norvegicus Muridae Rodentia FJ999701
Shrew Sorex araneus Soricidae Eulipotypla FJ999702
Slotha Choloepus hoffmanni Megalonychidae Xenarthra FJ999703
Squirrela Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Sciuridae Rodentia FJ999704
Tarsier Tarsius syrichta Tarsiidae Primates FJ999705
Tenreca Echinops telfairi Tenrecidae Afrosoricida FJ999706
Tree shrewa Tupaia belangeri Tupaiidae Scandentia FJ999707
Vicugnaa Vicugna vicugna Camelidae Cetartiodactyla FJ999708
Wallabya Macropus eugenii Macropodidae Diprotodontia FJ999709

A total of 33 new sequences were obtained in this work

aThe 29 species for which the coding MEPE sequences are complete