Grammomys dolichurus

(Smuts, 1832)

South African Thicket 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 : Grammomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smuts, J. 1832. Dissertatio zoologica, enumerationem mammalium capensium continens. J. C. Cyfveer, Leiden, 108 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088675

Original name as described

Mus dolichurus

Other common names

Common Grammomys · Woodland Grammomys · Woodland Mouse · Woodland Thicket Mouse

Type material

RMNH.MAM.19511

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.19511

Type locality

near Cape Town, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho? · Mozambique? · Zimbabwe?

Taxonomy notes

previously included G. surdaster and G. polionops, as well as some populations now attributed to G. macmillani and G. cometes

Taxonomy notes citation

Bryja, J., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Nicolas, V., Denys, C., Bryjová, A., Šumbera, R. and Mikula, O. 2024. Integrative taxonomic revision of the African thicket rats (Murinae: Grammomys): how genomics decreases the number of currently recognized species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. (in press).

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003072

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 dolichurus

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dolichurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.19511

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.19511

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088675

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Smuts (1832:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  2. Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Tullberg (1893:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15370268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68736)
  5. Thomas (1894:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69209)
  6. Matschie (1895:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Mus ("Otomys") hypoleucos

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hypoleucos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581778

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Rattus dolichurus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dolichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Thamnomys dolichurus

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dolichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228880

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1907:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17638)
  2. Wroughton (1907:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  3. Osgood (1910:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)
  4. Roberts (1913:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Thamnomys baliolus

(Osgood, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

baliolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.3.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ea5d52b2-0d92-46d1-ad30-f71c025326f8

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094703

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Grammomys baliolus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Muridae

Root name

baliolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)

Grammomys dolichurus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Muridae

Root name

dolichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Hayman (1963:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Happold (2013:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9454/115092112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Grammomys tongensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

tongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6111

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

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