Aethomys ineptus
(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)
Tete Rock Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Arvicanthini |
Genus | : Aethomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. and Wroughton, R.C. 1908-10-30. The Rudd Exploration of S. Africa.—X. List of mammals collected by Mr. Grant near Tette, Zambesia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908(3):535-553.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938728Original name as described
Mus chrysophilus ineptus
Other common names
Tete Aethomys · Tete Veld Aethomys · Tete Veld Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.3.73
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de6eff64-3e58-457a-b9dd-4d99b96144adType locality
Tette (= Tete), Zambezi River, Mozambique.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini · Mozambique
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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