Aethomys silindensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Selinda 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

Roberts, A. 1938. Descriptions of new forms of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19(2):231-245.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA00411752_502

Original name as described

Aethomys silindensis

Other common names

Selinda Aethomys · Selinda Veld Rat

Type material

TM 8370

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Chirinda Forest, Mt Selinda, E Zimbabwe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Zimbabwe · Mozambique

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003038

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.

Aethomys silindensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Muridae

Root name

silindensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8370

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/567/22457809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Aethomys selindensis

A. Roberts, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

selindensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

476

Authority publication

Johannesburg

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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