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Steatomys caurinus Thomas 1912

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Steatomys caurinus Thomas 1912

Steatomys caurinus Thomas 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 271.

Type Locality: Nigeria, Panyam, 4000 ft (1219 m).

Vernacular Names: Northwestern African Fat Mouse.

Synonyms: Steatomys roseveari Swanepoel and Schlitter 1978.

Distribution: West Africa, Senegal (Duplantier and Granjon, 1992), through S Mali (Meinig, 2000) and Ghana (Grubb et al., 1998), to C Nigeria; range limits unknown.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Listed as a subspecies of S. pratensis by Coetzee (1977 a), but documented as species by Rosevear (1969) and Swanepoel and Schlitter (1978). The relationship between S. caurinus and S. pratensis from southern and East Africa warrants inquiry.

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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 943, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Nesomyidae
Genus
Steatomys
Species
caurinus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Steatomys caurinus Thomas, 1912 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Swanepoel, P., and D. A. Schlitter. 1978. Taxonomic review of the fat mice (genus Steatomys) of West Africa (Mammalia: Rodentia). Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 6: 53 - 76.
  • Duplantier, J. - M., and L. Granjon. 1992. Liste revisee des rongeurs du Senegal. Mammalia, 56 (3): 425 - 431.
  • Meinig, H. 2000. Notes on the mammal fauna of the southern part of the Republic of Mali, West Africa. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 49 (1 - 4): 101 - 114.
  • Grubb, P., T. S. Jones, A. G. Davies, E. Edberg, E. D. Starin, and J. E. Hill. 1998. Mammals of Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. The Trendrine Press, Cornwall, 265 pp.
  • Coetzee, C. G. 1977 a. Genus Steatomys. Part 6.8. Pp. 1 - 4, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.) [issued 22 Aug 1977]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated.
  • Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677: 1 - 604.