Table 5.
Classification of Neotoma and allies (following Edwards and Bradley 2002; Musser and Carleton 2005; Matocq et al 2007). Neotoma anthonyi, N. bunkeri, and N. martinensis are included as either subspecies of, or synonyms of, N. bryanti following Patton et al. (2007). Neotoma palatina and N. chrysomelas were not examined in this study; however, they were placed into the classification based on the most current synopsis of the literature. Letter representations are as follows: X = no sequences available for examination, did not evaluate, or taxon was not recognized at time of study; A = agreement of previous taxonomy with that proposed herein; D = disagreement of previous taxonomy with proposed herein; Y = agreement of previous classifications (Goldman 1910; Hall 1981; Edwards and Bradley 2002; Musser and Carleton 2005) with that proposed herein; N = disagreement of previous classification with proposed herein; and NSG = no species-group assignment. Explanations relative to disagreements in taxonomy or classification between previous and current studies are placed in parentheses.
| Proposed classification | Goldman (1910) | Hall (1981) | Edwards and Bradley (2002) | Musser and Carleton (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus Hodomys | ||||
| H. alleni Merriam, 1894 | A, Y | D (N. alleni), N (subgenus Hodomys) | A, Y | A, Y |
| Genus Xenomys | ||||
| X. nelsoni Merriam, 1892 | A, Y | A, Y | A, Y | A, Y |
| Genus Neotoma | A, N (subgenus Neotoma) | A, N (subgenus Neotoma) | A, N (subgenus Neotoma) | A, N (subgenus Neotoma) |
| Species group floridana | ||||
| N. albigula Hartley, 1894 | A, N (albigula group) | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. floridana (Ord, 1818) | A, Y | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. magister Baird, 1858 | A, N (pennsylvanica group) | D (N. fl. magister), NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. melanura Merriam, 1894 | D (N. a. melanura), N | D (N. a. melanura), NSG | X | D (N. a. melanura), Y (floridana group) |
| N. goldmani Merriam, 1903 | A, N (desertorum group) | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| Species group lepida | ||||
| N. bryanti Merriam, 1887 | A, N (intermedia group) | A, NSG | X, X | A, Y |
| N. devia Goldman, 1927 | X, X | D (N. l. devia), NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. insularis Townsend, 1912 | X, X | D (N. l. insularis), NSG | X, X | D (N. l. insularis), Y |
| N. lepida Thomas, 1893 | A, N (desertorum group) | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| Species group mexicana | ||||
| N. chrysomelas J. A. Allen, 1908 | A, Y | A, NSG | X, X | A, Y |
| N. ferruginea Tomes, 1862 | D (N. fe. ferruginea), Y | D (N. fe. ferruginea), NSG | X, X | D (N. me. ferruginea), Y |
| N. mexicana Baird, 1855 | A, Y | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. picta Goldman, 1904 | D (N. fe. picta), Y | D (N. fe. picta), NSG | A, Y | D (N. me. picta), Y |
| Species group micropus | ||||
| N. angustapalata Baker, 1951 | X, X | A, NSG | X, X | A, N (mexicana group) |
| N. leucodon Merriam, 1894 | D (N. a. leucodon), N (albigula group) | D (N. a. leucodon), NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. micropus Baird, 1855 | A, Y | A, NSG | A, Y | A, Y |
| N. nelsoni Goldman, 1905 | A, N (albigula group) | A, NSG | X, X | A, Y |
| N. palatina Goldman, 1905 | A, N (albigula group) | A, NSG | X, X | A, Y |
| Species group stephensi | ||||
| N. stephensi Goldman, 1905 | D (N. l. stephensi), N (desertorum group) | A, NSG | A, N (lepida group) | A, N (lepida group) |
| Species group fuscipes | ||||
| N. fuscipes Baird, 1858 | A, N (Homodontomys) | A, NSG | A, N (lepida group) | A, N (lepida group) |
| N. macrotis Thomas, 1893 | D (N. fu. macrotis), N (fuscipes group) | D, (N. fu. macrotis), NSG | X, X | A, N (lepida group) |
| Species group phenax | ||||
| N. phenax (Merriam, 1903) | D (T. phenax), N (genus Teanopus) | A, N (subgenus Teanopus) | X, X | A, N (subgenus Teanopus) |
| Species group Teonoma | ||||
| N. cinerea (Ord, 1815) | A, N (subgenus Teanoma) | A, N (subgenus Teanoma) | A, NSG | A, N (subgenus Teanoma) |