Table1 Meanmeasurements and ranges (in mm) for distinct sets of specimens of Neusticomys;specimen QCAZ 7830 is the holotype of N.vossi sp.nov.
N.monticolus ♀ | N.monticolus ♂ | N.monticolus Antiquia | N.vossi sp.nov. ♀ | N.vossi sp.nov. ♂ | QCAZ7830 | |
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 |
Measurementsacronyms and definitions are found in Voss (1988)