Deomys ferrugineus

O. Thomas, 1888

Congo Forest Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1888-06. On a new and interesting annectant genus of Muridae, with remarks on the relations of the Old- and New-World members of the family. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888(1):130-134.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31825585

Original name as described

Deomys ferrugineus

Other common names

Rusty Link Rat

Type material

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Lower Congo."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002866

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.

Deomys ferrugineus

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Muridae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31825585

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Tullberg (1893:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15370278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68736)
  2. Dollman (1914:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  3. Thomas (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  4. Eisentraut (1963:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  10. Happold (2013:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  11. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6490/115082137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Deomys christyi

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Muridae

Root name

christyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.5.8.69

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Deomys ferrugineus vandenberghei

Rahm & W. N. Verheyen, 1960

Family

Muridae

Root name

vandenberghei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 28389

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

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

Deomys ferrugineus ferrugineus

Eisentraut, 1963

Family

Muridae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

149

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

  1. Eisentraut (1963:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Deomys ferrugineus poensis

Eisentraut, 1965

Family

Muridae

Root name

poensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1964.1091

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44674614

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

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

Deomys ferrugineus christyi

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

christyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

604

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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