Lemniscomys rosalia

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Single-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. 1904-06-01. On mammals from northern Angola collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(78):405-421.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108500

Original name as described

Arvicanthis dorsalis rosalia

Other common names

Single-striped Lemniscomys · Single-striped Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba6e34cc-5b68-4b40-8ae9-23d95179767e

Type locality

"Monda, Nguru Mountains, German East Africa [= Tanzania]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003093

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.

Mus dorsalis

(A. Smith, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.23

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cb67514a-3b9c-44d7-b798-b14af7be937c

Authority page

pl. 46 (fig. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577889

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1845:pl. 46 (fig. 2), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67658)
  2. Peters (1852:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  3. Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Fitzinger (1867:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  5. Bocage (1882:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68546)
  6. Bocage (1890:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  7. Matschie (1895:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Isomys dorsalis

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990422

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1894:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69209)

Arvicanthis dorsalis

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

937

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988178

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:937, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Thomas (1904:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  3. Wroughton (1907:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  4. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Arvicanthis dorsalis rosalia

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rosalia

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba6e34cc-5b68-4b40-8ae9-23d95179767e

Authority page

414

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108500

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)

Arvicanthis dorsalis calidior

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

calidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.1.1.72

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b684d2bc-4867-4caa-bfbb-855706ac46ec

Authority page

545

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938727

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicanthis dorsalis phaeotis

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

429

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis dorsalis maculosus

(Osgood, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

maculosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:17265

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=822e8464-9c58-449f-9c90-93d1605ccac4

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462192

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Lemniscomys dorsalis

E. Heller, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816788

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Heller (1914:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38798)

Lemniscomys dorsalis mearnsi

E. Heller, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

mearnsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163616

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c868c26-d89e-4ac4-9e38-4478bd70efce

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816788

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Heller (1914:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38798)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys griselda spinalis

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

spinalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.23

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cb67514a-3b9c-44d7-b798-b14af7be937c

Authority page

69 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129644

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1916:69 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19860)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys griselda rosalia

G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

rosalia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

437

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Allen & Loveridge (1927:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Lemniscomys griselda sabulata

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.12.7.195

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys griselda zuluensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6141

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys griselda fitzsimonsi

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

fitzsimonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6483

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys griselda calidior

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

calidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

Lemniscomys griselda sabiensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4026

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemniscomys rosalia

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

rosalia

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. Corbet & Hill (1991:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Happold (2013:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11493/115103055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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