Thryonomys gregorianus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Lesser Cane Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-02-01. Description of a new species of reed-rat (Aulacodus) from East Africa, with remarks on the milk-dentition of the genus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)13(74):202-204.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242556

Original name as described

Aulacodus gregorianus

Other common names

Savanna Cane Rat

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Luiji Reru River, Konu, Kikuyu Country, British East Africa [= Kenya]. Alt. 5700 feet." Restricted by C. A. Woods and C. W. Kilpatrick in 2005 to "00°35'S, 37°05'E."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Kenya · Sudan · South Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Malawi · Mozambique

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001293

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.

Thryonomys Harrisoni

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.9.28.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b81c7b26-cc0f-4b72-8fc8-5b75b85f451d

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254844

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Choeromys harrisoni congicus

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.192

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fd48711e-e6e4-48d3-a1e4-a758daea7335

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690137

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thryonomys rutshuricus

Lönnberg, 1917

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

rutshuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41919139

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Thryonomys gregorianus pusillus

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181807

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3707cf22f-65ae-4fb6-b1c4-866d325c7fa2

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814885

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Aulacodus gregorianus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

gregorianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242556

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Thryonomys sclateri

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987617

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1898:937, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Thryonomys (Choeromys) camerunensis

Monard, 1949

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

camerunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43792807

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

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

Thryonomys gregorianus

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

gregorianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

938

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988179

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:938, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (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. Happold (2013:687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21846/22277877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thryonomys gregorianus gregorianus

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

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

gregorianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Thryonomys gregorianus sclateri

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

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Choeromys logonensis

(Jeannin, 1936)

Family

Thryonomyidae

Root name

logonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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