Lemniscomys striatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Typical 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033873

Original name as described

Mus striatus

Other common names

Striated Lemniscomys

Type material

NHRM A53.2048

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"India." Corrected by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Sierra Leone," West Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Burkina Faso · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Tanzania · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Kenya · South Sudan · Sudan · Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003095

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.

Arvicanthis fasciatus

(Wroughton, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fasciatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.1.17

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472428

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pulcher

(Wroughton, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulcher

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.1.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bbdae30c-7383-43f5-812b-e276de01d95d

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472429

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis wroughtoni

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

wroughtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/33d59fc2-d415-42b4-b784-6adb69664790

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094504

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pulchellus ardens

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ardens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.7.2.119

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/01270a96-8597-4369-a667-e4c2b60eefee

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629078

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis striatus venustus

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.24.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/126ba9e4-ab67-4821-86c0-6b972e12f98c

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098422

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lemniscomys lynesi

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

lynesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.313

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551155

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Mus striatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Muridae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM A53.2048

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033873

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:400, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lemniscomys luluae

Matschie, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

luluae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 3960, NMB 3961

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45481702

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Lemniscomys striatus dieterleni

van der Straeten, 1976

Family

Muridae

Root name

dieterleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 30221

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie africaine

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pulchellus micropus

(E. Heller, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

micropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:164825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32021f37d-9aaa-46a8-b637-3aef780f365b

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813465

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Lemniscomys pulchellus spermophilus

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

spermophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181800

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3063c7de6-3572-406c-8359-bb2a3bb4a3ac

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814879

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pulchellus

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulchellus

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

Thomas (1898:937, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Arvicanthis striatus

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472365

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Lemniscomys striatus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003095) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11495/134928061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus orientalis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Muridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430616

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Golunda pulchella

(J. E. Gray, 1864)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulchellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500336

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Mus (Lemniscomys) barbarus L. var. massaicus

(Pagenstecher, 1885)

Family

Muridae

Root name

massaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824498

Authority publication

Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten

Name usages

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

versustus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

versustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1344

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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