Table 1 in Taxonomy, phylogeny, and diversity of the extinct Lesser Antillean rice rats (Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with description of a new genus and species

Table 1. Measurement data for Megalomys desmarestii, Megalomys luciae, and Oligoryzomys victus (mm)
MeasurementM. desmarestiiM. desmarestiiM. luciaeO. victus(NHM 50.11.30.5-6)(NHM 55.12.24.201)(NHM 53.12.16.2)(NHM 97.12.26.1)Greatest skull length55.2–––Condylo-incisive length53.6–47.5–Breadth of occipital condyles9.6–9.8–Length of diastema17.816.915.67.8Palatal bridge14.012.813.06.2Length of incisive foramen9.48.37.85.4Breadth of incisive foramen3.33.12.72.1Length of maxillary molars8.29.47.74.5Breadth of first maxillary molar2.52.62.51.4External alveolar breadth10.710.510.45.6Cranial height15.714.613.79.3Rostrum length21.0––11.2Rostrum breadth11.410.69.06.1Least interorbital breadth9.19.79.45.1Orbital length17.417.515.611.0Zygomatic breadth30.6–26.916.7Breadth of braincase16.9–15.111.4Breadth of zygomatic plate7.86.16.13.9Head–body length25731226194Tail length254278145*121Hindfoot length (with claw)45595025Length of internal side of ear18201814
*The tail of NHM 53.12.16.2 is incomplete.