Fukomys ochraceocinereus

(von Heuglin, 1864)

Ochre Mole-rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Heuglin, T. von. 1864. Belträge zur Zoologie Central-Afrika's. Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 31:1-15.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45611088

Original name as described

Georychus ochraceo-cinereus

Other common names

Central African Mole-rat

Type material

SMNS 1095

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Upper Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Uganda · Cameroon? · Kenya?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cryptomys to Coetomys and later to the recently described Fukomys once Coetomys was shows to be a synonym of Cryptomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Ingram, C.M., Burda, H. and Honeycutt, R.L. 2004. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the African mole-rats, genus Cryptomys and the new genus Coetomys Gray, 1864. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(3): 997-1014. · Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001274

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Georychus Lechei

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

lechei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.12.1.96

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3fdd0fdc-0e37-4e42-9cfb-4648c6b8a2c1

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122721

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1914:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Georychus kummi

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

kummi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.4.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b87ca8ce-4384-4fe3-ac25-49e34d94bf61

Authority page

592

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815316

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cryptomys ochraceocinereus oweni

(Setzer, 1956)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

oweni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:79485

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ae1c8e4e-90be-4ee5-bd82-7a5de8b99d84

Authority page

548

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489154

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Georychus ochraceo-cinereus

(von Heuglin, 1864)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

ochraceocinereus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 1095

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45611088

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Cryptomys ochraceocinereus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

ochraceocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Happold (2013:660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)

Cryptomys ochraceocinereus ochraceocinereus

(C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

ochraceocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Fukomys ochraceocinereus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

ochraceocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

368

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5757/22184661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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