Table 1 List of genera illuminated with a handheld LED UV flashlight 395 nm, and relevant information on the surveyed specimens.
From: Fluorescence and UV–visible reflectance in the fur of several Rodentia genera
Genus | Country | Date of collection | Sex | Body part glowing | Colours | Habit | Biomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akodon | Brazil | 1942–1943 | 5 F/5 M | Paw hair | Barely perceptible green | Te | Forest, Savannah |
Blarinomys | Brazil | 1973 | 4 F/6 M | – | – | SF | Forest |
Callistomys | Brazil | 1944 | 1 F/1 M/1 Unk | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Calomys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | Te | Forest, Savannah |
Cerradomys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | Te | Forest, Savannah |
Chaetomys | Brazil | 1939–1944 | 9 F/4 M/2 Unk | Anogenital/tailbase | Bright orange/green | Ar | Forest |
Clyomys | Brazil | 1986–2000 | 3 M/8 Unk | Belly | Faded green | SF | Open areas, savannah |
Ctenomys | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay | 1919, 1920, 1924, 1938, 1960 | 8 F/4 M/1 Unk | Paw hair | Bright green | Fs | Open areas, savannah |
Dactylomys | Brazil | 1951, 1979, 2007, 2010 | 5 M | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Echimys | Brazil | 1935–1966 | 1 F/1 M/2 Unk | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Erethizon | USA | 1905 | F | Anogenital/tail/paws | Green | Ar | Forest |
Holochilus | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | SA | Forest, streams |
Hystrix | ?? | ?? | 1 F | Longer quills | Green | Te | Savannah |
Isothrix | Brazil | 1919, 1934, 2000, 2002, 2004 | 4 F/2 M/1 Unk | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Kunsia | Brazil | 1997–2001 | 2 F/2 M | Nails | Green | SF | Savannah |
Lundomys | Uruguay | 1957, 1963 | 2 M | Nails | Green | SA | Pampas |
Makalata | Brazil | 1987, 1999, 2002, 2005 | 4 F/ 6 M | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Myocastor | Brazil | 1997 | 1 F/3 Unk | Guard hair | Faded green | SA | Forest, streams |
Neacomys | Brazil | 2007–2008 | 3 F/11 M/2 Unk | – | – | Te | Forest |
Necromys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | Te | Forest, open areas |
Nectomys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | Perioral | Green | SA | Forest, streams |
Oxymycterus | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | Nails | Green | SF | Forest |
Proechimys | Brazil | 1937, 1942 | 4 F/6 M | Paw hair | Barely perceptible green | Te | Forest |
Rhipidomys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | Ar | Forest |
Sigmodon | Brazil, El Salvador, Ecuador, USA | 1931–1957 | 4 F/3 M | Perioral | Barely perceptible green | Te | Forest |
Thaptomys | Brazil | 1944–1945 | 3 F/6 M | – | – | Te | Forest |
Trinomys | Brazil | 1944, 1992, 2004, 2007, 2008 | 5 F/4 M/1 Unk | Belly | Pink blended with yellow | Te | Forest |
Wiedomys | Brazil | 1954 | 5 F/5 M | – | – | Sc | Savannah |
