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Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Description

Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 6: 228.

Type Locality: Cameroon, Ja River, Bitye, 2000 ft (610 m).

Vernacular Names: Dollman's African Tree Mouse.

Distribution: W (55 km NE Obala, AMNH 241344) and S Cameroon, and S Central African Republic; limits unknown.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: F. Petter (1964, 1966 b) discussed P. batesi from Central African Republic, and contrasted its morphology with that of Dendroprionomys.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, pp. 930-955 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 942, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Nesomyidae
Genus
Prionomys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Dollman
Species
batesi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Prionomys batesi Dollman, 1910 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Dollman, G. 1910. Two new African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 6: 226 - 230.
  • Petter, F. 1964. Un etrange rongeur de " La Maboke ", Prionomys batesi. Science et Nature, Paris, 62: 37 - 38.
  • Petter, F. 1966 b. Dendroprionomys rousseloti gen. nov., sp. nov., rongeur nouveau du Congo (Cricetidae, Dendromurinae). Mammalia, 30: 129 - 137.