Dasymys robertsii
S. K. Mullin, P. J. Taylor, & Pillay, 2004
Roberts's 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
Authority citation
Mullin, S.K., Taylor, P.J. and Pillay, N. 2004-10-01. Skull size and shape of Dasymys (Rodentia, Muridae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Mammalia 68(2-3):185-220.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.019Original name as described
Dasymys robertsii
Other common names
Roberts's Dasymys
Type material
TM 40249
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Klipfontein, Waterberg Mts, 1091 m, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Mullin, S. K., Taylor, P. J., & Pillay, N. (2004). Skull size and shape of Dasymys (Rodentia, Muridae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Mammalia, 68(2-3), 185-220.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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