Body shape and life style of the extinct rodent Canariomys bravoi (Mammalia, Murinae) from Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain)

摘要: A three-dimensional reconstruction of the skeleton giant rat Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) Canariomys bravoi was obtained by computerized microtomography. Body size, body mass, and shape were estimated, limb morphofunctional indices used to infer style life this recently extinct rat. sample recent Murinae, including Philippines endemic cloud Phloeomys cumingi, for comparison. It appears that C. differed from most continental rats its relatively large proportions, tail length. Among distinctive features, claws almost similarly developed on fore hind limbs, feet longer than hands evoke an intermediate between arboreal murines like Phloeomys. a strong powerfully muscled able move different substrates floor trees, probably had digging skills.