Hybomys rufocanus

(Tullberg, 1893)

Cameroon Highland Striped Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Arvicanthini
Genus : Hybomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Tullberg, T. 1893. Ueber einige Muriden aus Kamerun. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis (3)16(12):1-48.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15370259

Original name as described

Mus (Isomys) rufocanus

Other common names

Bakossi Mountains Striped Mouse · Cameroon Highland Hybomys · Eisentraut's Hybomys · Eisentraut's Striped Mouse

Type material

UUZM type #297

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Avalde near Vevoka, Bakossi Mts, Cameroon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon

Taxonomy notes

split from H. univittatus and includes badius; includes eisentrauti, which is often considered a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Missoup, A. D., Yemchui, G. D., Denys, C., & Nicolas, V. (2018). Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate paraphyly of the genus Hybomys (Rodentia: Muridae): Taxonomic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 56(3), 444-452.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003083

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.

Mus (Isomys) rufocanus

(Tullberg, 1893)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufocanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UUZM type #297

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15370259

Authority publication

Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis

Name usages

  1. Tullberg (1893:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15370259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68736)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hybomys univittatus badius

Osgood, 1936

Family

Muridae

Root name

badius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:42643

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5ea2e6bd-6373-4a07-95f7-b916bcef93de

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778348

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Eisentraut (1963:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)

Hybomys eisentrauti

van der Straeten & Hutterer, 1986

Family

Muridae

Root name

eisentrauti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1974.377

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/116990322/116990356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hybomys badius

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

badius

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 (2013:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/116989865/22434825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hybomys rufocanus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufocanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003083

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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