Dr. Matthew Mason: Species List
University Physiologist Tel: +44 (0)1223 333829, Fax: +44 (0)1223 333840, E-mail: mjm68@cam.ac.uk
The following is a list of species the middle ears of which I have studied myself, in varying amounts of detail. In some cases this has been a direct examination, very often of museum material, but in others it has involved examination of micro-CT scans or histological sections. In addition to this, I have collected a large amount of data from the literature relating to other species. Please contact me for more information.
Order |
Family |
Species |
Common name |
Source(s) of published descriptions/illustrations |
| Monotremata | Tachyglossidae | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Short-beaked echidna | |
| Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Platypus | ||
| Didelphimorphia | Didelphidae | Didelphis marsupialis | Common opossum | Mason, 1999 |
| Notoryctemorphia | Notoryctidae | Notoryctes typhlops | Marsupial mole | Mason, 1999, 2001 |
| Diprotodontia | Macropodidae | Macropus giganeteus | Eastern grey kangaroo | |
| Macropus rufogriseus | Bennett’s wallaby | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Afrosoricida | Tenrecidae | Oryzorictes hova | Mole-like rice tenrec | Mason, 1999 |
| Potamogale velox | Giant otter shrew | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Chrysochloridae | Carpitalpa arendsi | Arend's golden mole | Mason, 2004a | |
| Chlorotalpa duthieae | Duthie's golden mole | Mason, 2004a | ||
| Chlorotalpa sclateri | Sclater's golden mole | Mason, 2004a | ||
| Chrysochloris asiatica | Cape golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a, 2007; Mason et al., 2010a,b | ||
| Chrysochloris stuhlmanni | Stuhlmann’s golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Chrysospalax trevelyani | Giant golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Chrysospalax villosus | Rough-haired golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Cryptochloris wintoni | De Winton’s golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Eremitalpa granti granti / namibensis | Grant's golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2001, 2003a, 2007; Mason et al., 2006, 2010b | ||
| Amblysomus hottentotus | Hottentot golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2001, 2003a, 2007; Mason et al., 2010b | ||
| Calcochloris obtusirostris | Yellow golden mole | |||
| Neamblysomus gunningi | Gunning's golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Neamblysomus julianae | Juliana’s golden mole | Mason, 1999, 2003a | ||
| Macroscelidea | Macroscelididae | Elephantulus myurus | Eastern rock elephant shrew | |
| Petrodromus tetradactylus | Four-toed elephant shrew | |||
| Cingulata | Dasypodidae | Dasypus novemcinctus | Nine-banded armadillo | Mason, 1999 |
| Scandentia | Tupaiidae | Tupaia glis | Common tree shrew | Mason, 1999 |
| Tupaia minor | Lesser tree shrew | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Dermoptera | Cynocephalidae | Cynocephalus volans | Philippine flying lemur | |
| Galeopterus variegatus | Malayan flying lemur | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Primates | Cebidae | Callithrix jacchus | Common marmoset | Mason, 1999 |
| Atelidae | Ateles geoffroyi | Geoffroy's spider monkey | ||
| Hominidae | Homo sapiens | Man | Mason, 1999 | |
| Pan sp. | Chimpanzee | |||
| Pongo sp. | Orang utan | |||
| Lagomorpha | Leporidae | Lepus europaeus | Brown hare | |
| Lepus timidus | Mountain hare | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | European rabbit | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Erinaceomorpha | Erinaceidae | Atelerix albiventris | Four-toed hedgehog | |
| Erinaceus europaeus | West European hedgehog | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Paraechinus aethiopicus | Desert hedgehog | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Soricomorpha | Soricidae | Crocidura russula | Greater white-toothed shrew | |
| Crocidura suaveolens | Lesser white-toothed shrew | |||
| Neomys fodiens | Eurasian water shrew | |||
| Sorex araneus | Common shrew | Mason, 1999; Mason & Farr, 2012 | ||
| Sorex minutus | Eurasian pygmy shrew | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Talpidae | Condylura cristata | Star-nosed mole | Mason, 1999, 2006 | |
| Parascalops breweri | Hairy-tailed mole | Mason, 1999, 2006 | ||
| Scalopus aquaticus | Eastern mole | Mason, 1999, 2006 | ||
| Scapanus orarius | Coast mole | Mason, 2006 | ||
| Scapanus townsendii | Townsend’s mole | Mason, 2006 | ||
| Neurotrichus gibbsii | Shrew-mole | Mason, 2001, 2006, 2007 | ||
| Parascaptor leucura | White-tailed mole | Mason, 2006, 2007 | ||
| Scaptochirus moschatus | Short-faced mole | Mason, 2006, 2007 | ||
| Talpa europaea | European mole | Mason, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 | ||
| Chiroptera | Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | Greater horseshoe bat | Mason, 1999 |
| Rhinolophus hipposideros | Lesser horseshoe bat | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Phyllostomidae | Carollia perspicillata | Seba's short-tailed bat | Mason, 1999 | |
| Noctilionidae | Noctilio albiventris | Lesser bulldog bat | ||
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus pipistrellus | Common pipistrelle | Mason, 1999 | |
| Plecotus auritus | Brown long-eared bat | |||
| Carnivora | Felidae | Felis catus | Domestic cat | Mason, 1999 |
| Canidae | Canis familiaris | Domestic dog | Mason, 1999 | |
| Lycaon pictus | African wild dog | |||
| Vulpes vulpes | Red fox | |||
| Ursidae | Aeluropoda melanoleuca | Giant panda | ||
| Phocidae | Cystophora cristata | Hooded seal | Mason, 1999 | |
| Halichoerus grypus | Grey seal | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Mustelidae | Meles meles | Eurasian badger | Mason, 1999 | |
| Mustela erminea | Stoat | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Mustela nivalis | Least weasel | |||
| Neovison vison | American mink | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Perissodactyla | Equidae | Equus caballus | Horse | |
| Artiodactyla | Cervidae | Muntiacus reevesi | Chinese muntjac | Mason, 1999 |
| Rodentia | Sciuridae | Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern grey squirrel | Mason, 1999; Farr & Mason, 2008 |
| Sciurus vulgaris | Eurasian red squirrel | |||
| Callosciurus prevostii | Prevost's squirrel | |||
| Spermophilus lateralis | Golden-mantled ground squirrel | |||
| Tamias sibiricus | Siberian chipmunk | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Gliridae | Muscardinus avellanarius | Hazel dormouse | Farr & Mason, 2008 | |
| Glis glis | Fat dormouse | Farr & Mason, 2008 | ||
| Geomyidae | Thomomys bottae | Botta’s pocket gopher | Mason, 1999, 2001 | |
| Dipodidae | Jaculus jaculus | Lesser Egyptian jerboa | ||
| Jaculus orientalis | Greater Egyptian jerboa | |||
| Spalacidae | Eospalax fontanierii | Gansu zokor | Mason et al., 2010 | |
| Spalax carmeli | Mt. Carmel blind mole rat | Mason et al., 2010 | ||
| Spalax galili | Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole rat | Mason et al., 2010 | ||
| Spalax golani | Golan Heights blind mole rat | Mason et al., 2010 | ||
| Spalax judaei | Judean Mountains blind mole rat | Mason et al., 2010 | ||
| Tachyoryctes splendens | East African mole-rat | Mason et al., 2010 | ||
| Calomyscidae | Calomyscus mystax | Great Balkhan calomyscus | Lavender et al., 2011 | |
| Nesomyidae | Cricetomys gambianus | Gambian giant pouched rat | ||
| Cricetidae | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | American arctic lemming | Mason, 1999 | |
| Microtus agrestis | Field vole | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Myodes glareolus | Bank vole | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Cricetulus barabensis | Striped dwarf hamster | Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Mesocricetus auratus | Golden hamster | Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Phodopus roborovskii | Roborovski's desert hamster | Mason, 1999; Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Phodopus sungorus | Striped desert hamster | Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Muridae | Gerbillus perpallidus | Pallid gerbil | Mason, 1999 | |
| Apodemus flavicollis | Yellow-necked mouse | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Apodemus sylvaticus | Wood mouse | Mason, 1999 | ||
| Micromys minutus | Harvest mouse | |||
| Mus musculus | House mouse (domestic and wild) | Mason, 1999; Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Rattus norvegicus | Brown rat (domestic and wild) | Mason, 1999; Argyle & Mason, 2008; Lavender et al., 2011 | ||
| Bathyergidae | Heterocephalus glaber | Naked mole-rat | Mason, 1999, 2001 | |
| Chinchillidae | Chinchilla lanigera | Chinchilla | Mason, 1999, 2004b; Argyle & Mason, 2008 | |
| Caviidae | Cavia porcellus | Domestic guinea pig | Mason, 1999, 2004b; Argyle & Mason, 2008; Mason & Farr, 2012 | |
| Dasyproctidae | Dasyprocta punctata | Central American agouti | Mason, 1999, 2004b | |
| Ctenomyidae | Ctenomys sociabilis | Colonial tuco-tuco | Mason, 2004b | |
| Octodontidae | Octodon degus | Degu | Argyle & Mason, 2008 |