Lophiomys imhausi

Milne-Edwards, 1867

Maned Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

L'Institut, Paris, vol. 35, 46

Original name as described

Lophiomys imhausi

Other common names

Crested Rat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1967-5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1967-5

Type locality

Somalia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Djibouti · Somalia · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cricetidae to Muridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Jansa, S. A., & Weksler, M. (2004). Phylogeny of muroid rodents: relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 31(1), 256-276.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003006

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Lophiomys smithi

Rhoads, 1896

Family

Muridae

Root name

smithi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 3803

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

524

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675933

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Lophiomys testudo

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Muridae

Root name

testudo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.4.97

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/12d15410-43bc-4a50-ae15-69161a53fd64

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243598

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lophiomys ibeanus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

ibeanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3210e58b-76ef-40ad-9bd7-43277afba7a7

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628984

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lophiomys ibeanus hindei

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.5.3.152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de300ced-cc0b-44f5-881d-06810ecd168d

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628984

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lophiomys imhausi

Milne-Edwards, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

imhausi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1967-5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1967-5

Authority page

46

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12308/22368581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lophiomys imhausi maremortum

Lazagabaster, Rovelli, P.-H. Fabre, Porat, Ullman, Davidovich, Lavi, Ganor, Klein, Weiss, Nuriel, Meiri, & Marom, 2021

Family

Muridae

Root name

maremortum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TAU SMNH M16897

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Lophiomys thomasi

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181789

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30689d7db-186f-41d4-980e-412b251fb666

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814872

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Lophiomys Bozasi

Oustalet, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

bozasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34178666

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Lophiomys Imhousii

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Muridae

Root name

imhousii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876429

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Phractomys aethiopicus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aethiopicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33036087

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

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

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