Aethomys thomasi
(de Winton, 1897)
Thomas's 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
de Winton, W.E. 1897-08-31. On a collection of rodents from Angola. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(117):320-324.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415301Original name as described
Mus Thomasi
Other common names
Thomas's Aethomys · Thomas's Veld Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.6.14
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c62d0bb0-2e2f-4597-b896-fee15ee73c8cType locality
Galanga, Angola.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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