Dasymys montanus

O. Thomas, 1906

Rwenzori Shaggy 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 : Dasymys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366404

Original name as described

Dasymys montanus

Other common names

Montane Dasymys · Montane Shaggy Rat · Rwenzori Dasymys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.79

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/154faf70-b5bd-43c6-921b-9def1d83e512

Type locality

"[Mount] Ruwenzori East, Uganda, 12,500' [= 3810 m]," Uganda.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003056

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.

Dasymys montanus

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.79

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/154faf70-b5bd-43c6-921b-9def1d83e512

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6270/115080657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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