Lophuromys zena

Dollman, 1909

Zena 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

Dollman, G. 1909-12-01. New mammals from British East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(24):549-553.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097931

Original name as described

Lophuromys zena

Other common names

Air Spiny Mouse · Western Sahara Spiny Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.8.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b3bede5-4267-4b3c-83b5-fae91a2c1400

Type locality

"East side of Aberdare Range, near Nyeri, British East Africa [= Kenya]; lat. 0° 28' 00" S., long. 36° 45' 00" E. Altitude 9581 feet [= 2920 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya

Taxonomy notes

the name rubecula is likely included under either L. chrysopus or L. zena; the holotype of rubecula clusters morphologically with L. chrysopus and L. zena but other specimens from the type locality represent L. margarettae; the name is listed under L. zena for now

Taxonomy notes citation

Verheyen, W., Hulselmans, J. L., Dierckx, T., & Verheyen, E. (2002). The Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas 1888 sl species complex: a craniometric study, with the description and genetic characterization of two new species (Rodentia-Muridae-Africa). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie, 72, 141-182.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002900

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.

Lophuromys zena

Dollman, 1909

Family

Muridae

Root name

zena

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.8.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b3bede5-4267-4b3c-83b5-fae91a2c1400

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097931

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Lophuromys rubecula

Dollman, 1909

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubecula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.1.165

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097932

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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