Lemniscomys linulus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Senegal Striped Grass 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 : Lemniscomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1910-10-01. New African mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)6(34):426-432.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619670

Original name as described

Arvicanthis linulus

Other common names

Senegal Lemniscomys · Senegal One-striped Grass Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.6.10.69

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ffe4ec3c-6c46-4f19-8821-0dc42da2df7e

Type locality

"Gamon, French Gambia [= Senegal]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Mali · Guinea · Cote d'Ivoire

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003090

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.

Arvicanthis linulus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

linulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.6.10.69

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ffe4ec3c-6c46-4f19-8821-0dc42da2df7e

Authority page

429

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619670

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lemniscomys linulus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

linulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

521

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11491/22438990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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