Lemniscomys mittendorfi

Eisentraut, 1968

Mittendorf's 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

Eisentraut, M. 1968. Beitrag zur Säugetierfauna von Kamerun. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 19(1-2):1-14.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44746671

Original name as described

Lemniscomys striatus mittendorfi

Other common names

Mittendorf's Lemniscomys

Type material

ZFMK:Mamm:1968.8

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Lake Oku on Mt Oku, Banso Highlands, West Cameroon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003092

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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.

Lemniscomys striatus mittendorfi

Eisentraut, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

mittendorfi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1968.8

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44746671

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Lemniscomys mittendorfi

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

mittendorfi

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 (2013:449) (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 #11486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11486/22438812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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