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/31938728

Original 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-4d99b96144ad

Type locality

Tette (= Tete), Zambezi River, Mozambique.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini · Mozambique

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003035

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 chrysophilus ineptus

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ineptus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.3.73

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de6eff64-3e58-457a-b9dd-4d99b96144ad

Authority page

546

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938728

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Roberts (1913:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus chrysophilus tzaneenensis

(H. L. Jameson, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tzaneenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/36bc2e4f-93df-4924-914e-413a054b839f

Authority page

460

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097839

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus chrysophilus pretoriae

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pretoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Aethomys chrysophilus capricornis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

capricornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3626

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

254

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Aethomys chrysophilus magalakuini

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

magalakuini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3797

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

254

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Aethomys chrysophilus tongensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

tongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6128

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Aethomys chrysophilus fouriei

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

fouriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8149

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Aethomys chrysophilus harei

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

harei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8146

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Aethomys ineptus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

ineptus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44990/50596693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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