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. 2008 Oct 31;3(10):e3607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003607

Table 4. Microwear patterns of various muroid rodents.

Taxon Subfamily Cusp interlocking CD (N) Source Inferred masticatory grade
Brachyuromys ramirohitra Nesomyinae NO 41° (1) P.W. C
Cansumys canus Cricetinae YES 65° (2) P.W. B
Eliurus webbi Nesomyinae NO 4°(1) P.W. D
Ichtyomys hydrobates Sigmodontinae NO 77°(1) P.W. B
Macrotarsomys bastardi Nesomyinae NO 36°(1) P.W. B
Megacricetodon gregarius Cricetodontinae NO 44°(3) P.W. B
Neotoma mexicana Neotomyinae YES 5° (1) P.W. D
Otomys tropicalis Otomyinae (Murinae) NO 3° (1) P.W. M
Paracricetodon cadurcense Paracricetodontinae NO 80° (4) P.W. B
Rhagamys orthodon Murinae YES −2° (2) P.W. D
Rhagapodemus sp. Murinae NO 0° (1) P.W. M
Ruscinomys europeus Cricetodontinae NO 55° (3) P.W. B
Spalax leucodon Spalacinae YES 42° (1) P.W. C
Sigmodon hispidus Sigmodontinae YES 28° (2) P.W. C
Stephanomys sp. Murinae NO −1° (4) P.W. M
Typhlomys anereus Platacanthomyinae YES 26° (1) P.W. C
Zygodontomys brevicaudata Sigmodontinae NO 54° (1) P.W. B
Apodemus sylvaticus Murinae NO Charles et al. (10) M
Arvicanthis ansorgei Murinae NO Charles et al. (10) M
Arvicola terrestris Arvicolinae YES Charles et al. (10) D
Calomyscus bailwardi Calomyscinae NO « anterolingual » Wahlert (20) B
Cricetops dormitor Cricetopinae NO «anterolingual» Wahlert (20) B
Cricetus cricetus Cricetinae NO 60° Charles et al. (10) B
Eumys elegans Eumyinae NO 55° Butler (21) B
Gerbillus minutus Gerbillinae YES Tong (21) D
Lophiomys imhausii Lophiomyinae NO «anterolingual» Wahlert (20) B
Holochilus sp. Sigmodontinae YES 15° Butler (8) C
Meriones crassus Gerbillinae YES Charles et al. (10) D
Mesocricetus auratus Cricetinae NO 60° Charles et al. (10) B
Micromys minutus Murinae NO Charles et al. (10) M
Myocricetodon cf. irhoudi Myocricetodontini NO 22° Tong (21) B
Myospalax fontanieri Myospalacinae YES Charles et al. (10) D
Potwarmus thailandicus Dendromurinae? NO Tong (21) M
Protatera sp. Gerbillinae YES Tong (21) D
Saccostomus campestris Cricetomyinae YES Charles et al. (10) D

The subfamily is given for each taxa as well as the occurrence of cusp interlocking, the direction of mastication in degrees (with N the number of measured individuals when realized in the present work) and the occurrence of cusp interlocking measured in the present work (P.W.) or already appearing in other publications. We propose a masticatory grade for each taxa based upon the observation of microwear pattern.