Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837 Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 27. Type Species: Mus darwini Waterhouse 1837 Species and subspecies: 13 species: Species Phyllotis amicus Thomas 1900 Species Phyllotis andium Thomas 1912 Species Phyllotis bonariensis Crespo 1964 Species Phyllotis caprinus Pearson 1958 Species Phyllotis darwini Waterhouse 1837 Species Phyllotis definitus Osgood 1915 Species Phyllotis haggardi Thomas 1908 Species Phyllotis limatus Thomas 1912 Species Phyllotis magister Thomas 1912 Species Phyllotis osgoodi Mann 1945 Species Phyllotis osilae J. A. Allen 1901 Species Phyllotis wolffsohni Thomas 1902 Species Phyllotis xanthopygus Waterhouse 1837 Discussion: Phyllotini. Pearson (1958) utilized Auliscomys, Graomys, and Loxodontomys as distinctive subgenera, whereas Hershkovitz (1962) placed all three, plus Paralomys, in complete synonymy—see respective accounts for their reinstatement as genera. Full generic revisions initiated by Pearson (1958) and Hershkovitz (1962), followed by extensive refinement of species definitions and distributions as a result of multifaceted research over the past 25 years—see especially Pearson (1972), Pearson and Patton (1976), Spotorno (1976), Spotorno and Walker (1983), Walker et al. (1984), and Steppan (1998). Steppan (1998) discussed alternative interpretations of interspecific relationships and patterns of historical biogeography within the genus.

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1160, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535