Lophuromys aquilus

(F. W. True, 1892)

Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

True, F.W. 1892-10-26. An annotated catalogue of the mammals collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott in the Kilma-Njaro region. East Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 15:445-480.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737481

Original name as described

Mus aquilus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:18997 (= USNM:MAMM:A34723)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dddb6765-72e6-492f-85ed-7a3788d13041

Type locality

"Mount Kilima-Njaro at an elevation of 8,000 feet [= 2650 m]," Tanzania.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. cinereus, L. laticeps, L. margarettae, and L. rita

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002869

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.

Mus aquilus

(F. W. True, 1892)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18997 (= USNM:MAMM:A34723)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dddb6765-72e6-492f-85ed-7a3788d13041

Authority page

460

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737481

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Lophuromys aquilus

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Muridae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

936

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988177

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:936, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Granvik (1924:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  3. Allen & Loveridge (1927:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)
  4. Setzer (1956:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Lophuromys aquilus aquilus

Granvik, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Lunds Universitets Årsskrift

Name usages

  1. Granvik (1924:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  2. Allen & Loveridge (1927:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

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