Acomys kempi

Dollman, 1911

Kemp's Spiny Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Deomyinae
Genus : Acomys
Subgenus : Acomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dollman, G. 1911-07-01. New and interesting mammals from East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)8(43):124-132.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616918

Original name as described

Acomys kempi

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

N Guaso Nyiro, Chanler Falls, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Kenya · Somalia? · Tanzania?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002852

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.

Acomys ignitis montanus

E. Heller, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182901

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3abbb5ecf-01a9-4545-ae2c-8fbec298f817

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816788

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys kempi

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

kempi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616918

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/267/115048698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys pulchellus

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulchellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616920

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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