Acomys russatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1840)

Golden 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

Wagner, J.A. 1840. Beschreibung einiger neuer Nager, welche auf der Reise des Herrn Hofraths v. Schubert gesammelt wurden, mit Bezugnahme auf einige andere verwandte Formen. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 3:173-218.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357241

Original name as described

Mus russatus

Type locality

Sinai, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Syria · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Oman

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002860

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 russatus ægyptiacus

Bonhote, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Bonhote 306

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854953

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys russatus harrisoni

S. I. Atallah, 1970

Family

Muridae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:104709

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ada5c7cf-c263-4196-bdfd-afedb176ab4a

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, University of Connecticut

Name usages

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

Acomys lewisi

S. I. Atallah, 1967

Family

Muridae

Root name

lewisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:99421

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=67879ed0-bafe-4f58-a13c-1ace234fcbca

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Acomys russatus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/273/22452593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys russatus russatus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

600

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus russatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1840)

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357241

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Mus affinis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Muridae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729773

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Mus affinus

(Cockrum & Setzer, 1977)

Family

Muridae

Root name

affinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

659

Authority publication

Mammalia

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