Mastomys undetermined
Authors/Creators
- 1. Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE-PSL, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France)
- 2. Biologie de l'évolution, Mammalogie Département de Biologie des Organismes Animaux, Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala, BP 24157 Douala-Cameroun (Cameroun)
- 3. d'Études et de Recherches sur les Petits Animaux, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry (Guinea)
- 4. Centre de Gestion de l'Environnement des monts Nimba et Simandou (CEGENS) Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD), Conakry (Guinea)
- 5. Laboratoire des Milieux naturels et Conservation de la Biodiversité, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22 (Côte d'Ivoire)
- 6. Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Hatfield, 0028 (South Africa) and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eswatini, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni (Eswatini)
Description
Mastomys sp.
REMARKS
There is a high morphological variability in the old collections from Nimba. However, most of the non-typed specimens fit well with M. natalensis as shown on the DFA on skull measurements (Fig. 10). The specimens found within houses in Ziela, Foromota and Glabouyouma villages are generally young individuals and look smaller than specimens found in open sites and probably fit with M. natalensis which is more commensal in forested zones of Guinea than M. erythroleucus (Denys et al. 2009; Lalis et al. 2012). Coe (1975) collected eight specimens he attributed to M. erythroleucus at 500 m altitude, seven were found in cassava and rice farms and one in secondary forest. Gautun et al. (1986) collected two specimens attributed to M. erythroleucus on Zougepo plateau. Misonne & Verschuren (1976) listed 18 specimens attributed to M. cf. erythroleucus from Gbapa, Yekepa and Nimba base in cultivated fields, secondary bushes and savannas, and abandoned villages.
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- Journal article: 10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a27 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/17441339 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFE9FF919F65472C0F22FF82FF81844A (URL)
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References
- DENYS C., LALIS A., ANISKIN V. M., KOUROUMA F., SOROPOGUI B., SYLLA O., DORE A., KOULEMOU K., BEAVOGUI Z. B., SYLLA M., CAMARA A. B., CAMARA A. C., KOUASSI KAN S., VOLOBOUEV V., CAMARA C., KOIVOGUI L. & KOUADIO B. 2009. - New data on the taxonomy and distribution of Rodentia (Mammalia) from the western and coastal regions of Guinea, West Africa. Italian Journal of Zoology 76: 111-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000802616817
- LALIS A., LEBLOIS R., LECOMPTE E., DENYS C., TER MEULEN J. & WIRTH T. 2012. - The Impact of human conflict on the genetics of Mastomys natalensis and Lassa virus in West Africa. PLoS ONE 7 (5): e 37068. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037068
- COE M. 1975. - Mammalian ecological studies on Mount Nimba, Liberia. Mammalia 39: 523-588. https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1975.39.4.523
- GAUTUN J. C., SANKHON I. & TRANIER M. 1986. - Nouvelle contribution a la connaissance des rongeurs du massif guineen des monts Nimba (Afrique occidentale). Systematique et apercu quantitatif. Mammalia 50: 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1986.50.2.205
- MISONNE X. & VERSCHUREN J. 1976. - Les rongeurs du Nimba Liberien. Acta zoologica et pathologica Antverpiensia 66: 199-220.