Bathyergus janetta

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1904

Namaqua Dune Mole-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : incertae sedis
Family : Bathyergidae
Genus : Bathyergus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and Schwann, H. 1904-02-02. A paper was read by Messrs. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., and Harolpd Schwann on a collection of mammals from Namaqualand presented to the British Museum by Mr. C. D. Rudd. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2:5-6.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887631

Original name as described

Bathyergus janetta

Other common names

Namaquan Dune Blesmol · Small Dune Mole-rat

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Port Nolloth, coastal Little Namaqualand, north-western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

may be included under B. suillus based on limited molecular data, however, the paper suggesting this change seems to show evidence that the two should still be considered distinct species, and further research is needed to clarify this clades taxonomy

Taxonomy notes citation

Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Bryjová, A., Bennett, N. C., & Mikula, O. (2024). Genetic diversity of the largest african mole-rat genus, bathyergus. one, two or four species?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108157.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001255

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Bathyergus janetta inselbergensis

Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

inselbergensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40891091

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Bathyergus janetta plowesi

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

plowesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 9795

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Bathyergus janetta

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1904

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

janetta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887631

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Happold (2013:644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. Šumbera, Uhrová, Montoya-Sanhueza, Bryjová, Bennett & Mikula (2024:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67306)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2619/22185370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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