Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Transandinomys/archive1

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The article was promoted by SandyGeorgia 19:31, 3 August 2010 [1].

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Transandinomys

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Nominator(s): Ucucha 05:48, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

This is a genus of two rice rat species (both already FAs) from the Central–South American border zone. The article summarizes what is known on the two species, focusing on the aspects that are known for both. The article was GA reviewed by Sasata and as always I look forward to any comments here. Ucucha 05:48, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Comment - external links check out okay; pinna needs disambiguating dabs fine too. PL290 (talk) 09:54, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

• Done, thanks for the check. Ucucha 09:57, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Source comments: No problems. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 00:37, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

• Image check All appropriate with correct licences. Not essential, but I'd be inclined with derivative works like the maps to say briefly what you have done. Don't bother this time, just a suggestion for future ref. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:30, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Do you mean I should say I added the big red blob to the map? That seems self-evident to me. Ucucha 07:18, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Support: I thought the article was already in very good shape when I did the GA review. A few suggestions: Sasata (talk) 18:54, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the support and review! Ucucha 19:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

• fundamental number is currently an undefined redlink
  • Reworded.
• perhaps change the table title from "Measurements" to "Dimensions", and remove the heading "Measurement" (or change to something else, as "measurement" doesn't describe what's underneath, like a column heading should)
  • Not sure why "Dimensions" would be better; the tables in my sources are usually if not always labeled "Measurements", and I think it's a clear and unambiguous term. I agree that "Measurement" is awkward, and I have transposed the table to get rid of it (I noticed that I had placed a similar table horizontally at Miniopterus aelleni, and it looks good).
• "the hypoflexus ... is better-developed in Euryoryzomys than in Transandinomys." "better" seems almost like a value judgment, how about simply "more developed"?
  • Can't see the value judgment, but "more" sounds good.
• "T. talamancae, which reaches up to 1525 m (5000 ft) above sea level," reaches -> is found
  • Done
• link deforestation
  • Done

• Support Comments Oh no, I sense a ratty FT in the undergrowth. Some nitpicks: Jimfbleak - talk to me?

Amazing after all these years there are only four biology FTs Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:09, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• Too late, it's already been promoted. Thanks for the review! Ucucha 13:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• The upperparts—brownish in T. bolivaris and reddish in T. talamancae—are much darker than the whitish underparts. Both are characterized by very long vibrissae (whiskers), but those of T. bolivaris are particularly long. — (a) add "species" after "both" since subject has become detached. (b) on my screen the parenthetical bit is preceded by an ndash and followed by an mdash (c) Is it possible to replace one of the "longs"?

• (a) Done; (b) They're really both emdashes; (c) Can't think of any suitable synonym.

• Species of Hylaeamys and Euryoryzomys also differ in some details of the skull and teeth and have shorter whiskers. — differences from Transandinomys rather than between each other?

• From T., clarified.

• They are in no apparent danger — perhaps "of extinction" unless they have no predators...

• Done; not sure whether it isn't redundant, though.

• ... if they do, do we know what? They're rats — something must eat them

• I haven't found any records; of course, it's very likely that they're eaten by smaller mammalian carnivores and larger raptors. Ucucha 13:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• I have the same problem, I know they are eaten by Sparrowhawks, cats and weasels, getting a RS ref to a particular predator is another matter. Changed to support above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:09, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• Support - nice, succinct and polished. Nothing I can add really after Sasata's and jim's review. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:16, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

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