Grammomys macmillani

(Wroughton, 1907)

Macmillan's 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

Wroughton, R.C. 1907-12-01. List of a collection of small mammals made by Mr. A. L. Butler in the Bahr-el-Ghazal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(120):500-504.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413757

Original name as described

Thamnomys Macmillani

Other common names

Macmillan's Grammomys · Bunting's Thicket Rat · Bunting's Grammomys · Arid Woodland Thicket Rat · Arid Thicket Rat · Arid Woodland Grammomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b184a440-79ac-4aa6-8c43-9e9dc026bc13

Type locality

Wouida, north of Lake Rudolph (= Lake Turkana), Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Central African Republic · Kenya · Uganda

Taxonomy notes

includes aridulus, buntingi, and some populations previously attributed to G. dolichurus

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/1003077

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Thamnomys (Grammomys) surdaster callithrix

(Hatt, 1934)

Family

Muridae

Root name

callithrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49789

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49789

Authority page

11

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Thamnomys Macmillani

(Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Muridae

Root name

macmillani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b184a440-79ac-4aa6-8c43-9e9dc026bc13

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413757

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Thamnomys discolor

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

discolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.5.6.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cae6ddd1-d750-49cc-905d-b3a7d6275471

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63236688

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thamnomys macmillani gazellae

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gazellae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.2.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/257f991a-c748-4f22-aff5-f56db2b1660e

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63236687

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thamnomys surdaster insignis

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

insignis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.1.186

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35156f58-0c4e-4fb2-91ed-eb3677870813

Authority page

528

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815248

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Grammomys aridulus

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

aridulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9cf5f449-0d7a-40c8-a615-fb79820972ef

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551156

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9450/22437112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Grammomys macmillani erythropygus

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

erythropygus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:67061

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=954e1824-05bc-4287-ac50-a1d2985cb578

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489097

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Thamnomys surdaster elgonis

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

elgonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63236687

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thamnomys buntingi

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

buntingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098342

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Grammomys buntingi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

buntingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9451/22437190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Grammomys macmillani

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

macmillani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9458/115092611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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