Table 3.
List of cranial measurements for Tarsomys-clade rodents, including the new genus and species, given in the form mean ± 1 SD followed by ranges. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of individuals sampled for that measurement if less than the n for each species given in the column heading.
| Baletemys kampalili (2) | Limnomys bryophilus (4) | Limnomys sibuanus (4) | Rattus everetti (17) | Tarsomys apoensis (4) | Tarsomys echinatus (1) | Tarsomys sp. (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOL | 31.2231.08–31.35 | 29.29 ± 0.7928.37–30.01 | 27.73 ± 1.1026.18–28.71 | 47.63 ± 2.2043.11–52.98 (15) | 33.51 ± 1.6432.17–35.8 | 30.51 | 31.02 |
| IB | 6.216.18–6.24 | 4.97 ± 0.154.77–5.05 | 5.12 ± 0.144.98–5.30 | 7.59 ± 0.296.91–7.90 (16) | 6.12 ± 0.066.07–6.19 | 6.46 | 6.25 |
| ZB | 15.8815.26–16.5 | 17.32 ± 0.2617.03–17.62 | 16.17 ± 0.4515.79–16.8 | 25.81 ± 1.3422.82–28.81 (16) | 17.94 (1) | 16.41 | 17.74 |
| MB | 13.0212.9–13.13 | 12.39 ± 0.1212.25–12.74 | 12.51 ± 0.1912.24–12.65 | 16.74 ± 0.6415.78–18.29 (16) | 13.79 ± 0.5413.03–14.32 | 13.25 | 13.03 |
| LN | 13.1912.56–13.82 | 12.29 ± 0.3711.86–12.77 | 11.64 ± 0.7011.03–12.57 | 20.11 ± 1.7816.77–24.30 (16) | 14.95 ± 1.6413.46–17.10 | 13.20 | 13.91 |
| LIF | 5.134.99–5.27 | 6.07 ± 0.265.91–6.45 | 5.64 ± 0.125.49–5.77 | 9.56 ± 0.728.04–10.62 | 7.55 ± 0.616.98–8.39 | 5.87 | 5.96 |
| DR | 6.476.05–6.89 | 6.47 ± 0.296.05–6.65 | 6.64 ± 0.266.44–7.02 | 11.13 ± 0.6810.06–12.73 | 7.45 ± 0.297.04–7.72 | 7.61 | 7.26 |
| LR | 15.0214.87–15.16 | 12.98 ± 0.4612.57–13.45 | 11.46 ± 0.2911.24–11.88 | 20.40 ± 1.0818.62–23.48 (16) | 15.65 ± 1.1814.54–17.19 | 13.55 | 14.94 |
| OL | 10.8610.69–11.03 | 12.29 ± 0.3611.94–12.79 | 11.46 ± 0.3510.95–11.76 | 18.38 ± 0.9016.41–20.83 (16) | 12.53 ± 0.8011.87–13.64 | 11.75 | 12.14 |
| LM1–3 | 5.695.51–5.87 | 5.98 ± 0.185.79–6.16 | 4.76 ± 0.114.69–4.93 | 9.67 ± 0.498.80–10.54 | 6.55 ± 0.455.88–6.89 | 6.38 | 6.05 |
| PBM1 | 6.906.72–7.07 | 6.87 ± 0.106.76–6.98 | 6.20 ± 0.176.08–6.45 | 9.91 ± 0.509.05–10.67 | 8.40 ± 0.577.89–9.2 | 7.82 | 8.03 |
| LD | 9.989.97–9.98 | 8.87 ± 0.368.51–9.2 | 8.42 ± 0.377.92–8.79 | 14.46 ± 1.0812.34–17.00 | 10.67 ± 0.8910.06–11.99 | 9.23 | 9.93 |
| PPL | 12.2911.83–12.75 | 12.28 ± 0.4211.86–12.87 | 11.69 ± 0.5710.93–12.26 | 17.58 ± 0.8815.99–19.52 (15) | 11.87 ± 1.0410.35–12.71 | 11.37 | 11.08 |
| PBM3 | 4.154.07–4.23 | 3.97 ± 0.123.81–4.08 | 3.83 ± 0.273.44–4.05 | 6.12 ± 0.635.00–7.20 | 5.42 ± 0.464.96–6.04 | 4.30 | 4.42 |
| HBC | 10.6010.37–10.82 | 10.72 ± 0.1910.49–10.92 | 10.62 ± 0.4010.06–11.01 | 14.22 ± 0.6213.47–15.63 (15) | 10.98 ± 0.2210.69–11.29 | 11.58 | 10.98 |
| BM1 | 1.791.77–1.80 | 1.88 ± 0.021.85–1.90 | 1.54 ± 0.051.51–1.62 | 2.74 ± 0.202.31–3.09 | 1.92 ± 0.051.87–1.99 | 1.98 | 1.96 |
| BIT | 1.751.64–1.86 | 1.97 ± 0.091.88–2.08 | 1.84 ± 0.131.69–2.00 | 3.35 ± 0.262.83–3.97 | 2.04 ± 0.181.87–2.21 | 1.90 | 1.93 |
| BZP | 2.652.53–2.76 | 2.87 ± 0.072.79–2.93 | 2.77 ± 0.072.71–2.86 | 6.03 ± 0.504.74–6.77 | 4.11 ± 0.193.92–4.29 | 3.56 | 4.12 |
| BOL/ZB | 1.971.90–2.04 | 1.69 ± 0.041.66–1.74 | 1.72 ± 0.071.62–1.77 | 1.85 ± 0.041.78–1.93(15) | 1.81 (1) | 1.86 | 1.75 |
| OL/BOL | 0.3480.344–0.352 | 0.419 ± 0.010.412–0.428 | 0.413 ± 0.010.408–0.418 | 0.386 ± 0.010.364–0.412 (15) | 0.374 ± 0.010.365–0.381 | 0.385 | 0.391 |
| LR/BOL | 0.4810.478–0.484 | 0.443 ± 0.010.435–0.450 | 0.414 ± 0.010.402–0.434 | 0.428 ± 0.010.385–0.448 (14) | 0.466 ± 0.010.452–0.480 | 0.444 | 0.482 |