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Mus (Nannomys) setzeri F. Petter 1978

Description

Mus (Nannomys) setzeri F. Petter 1978

Mus (Nannomys) setzeri F. Petter 1978, Mammalia, 42: 377.

Type Locality: Botswana, 82 km west of Mohembo (near Namibian border).

Vernacular Names: Setzer's Mouse.

Distribution: NE Namibia, NW and S Botswana, and W Zambia (Vermeiren and Verheyen, 1983).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Nannomys. A unique desert species reviewed by Vermeiren and Verheyen (1983), Meester et al. (1986), Skinner and Smithers (1990), and de Graaff (1997 k).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1407, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Muridae
Genus
Mus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
F. Petter
Species
setzeri
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Mus (Nannomys) setzeri Petter, 1978 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Petter, F. 1978. Epidemiologie de la leishmaniose en Guyane francaise en relation avec l'existance d'une espece nouvelle de rongeurs echimyides, Proechimys cuvieri, sp. n. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des seances de l'Academie de Sciences, Paris, ser. D, 287: 261 - 264.
  • Vermeiren, L., and W. N. Verheyen. 1983. Additional data on Mus setzeri Petter (Mammalia, Muridae). Annales Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, ser. 8 (Sciences Zoologiques), 237: 137 - 141.
  • Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359.
  • Skinner, J. D., and R. H. N. Smithers. 1990. The mammals of the southern African subregion. Second ed. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 771 pp.