Desmarest’s Pilorie – Megalomys desmarestii

Megalomys desmarestiiFischer, 1829

Hyväksytty nimi, Maailman nisäkkäiden luettelo 2005

As compared with M. luciae (BMNH 53.12.16.2, the holotype), the cranium of M. desmarestii (BMNH 50.11.30.6, 55.12.24.201) is generally larger in all dimensions, its m3 larger relative to m2, and the upper incisors yellowish-orange instead of plain orange.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.