Mylomys rex

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Ethiopian Three-toed Grass Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-10-01. New mammals collected in North-East Africa by Mr. Zaphiro, and presented to the British Museum by W. N. McMillan, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(106):300-306.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366565

Original name as described

Arvicanthis rex

Other common names

Ethiopian Groove-toothed Rat · Ethiopian Mylomys · King Mylomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a32bdca-d5f3-47a1-bf64-fc6396d5eb7a

Type locality

Charada Forest, Kaffa, central Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003100

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 rex

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rex

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a32bdca-d5f3-47a1-bf64-fc6396d5eb7a

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366565

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pelomys rex

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

540, 541

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:540, 541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mylomys rex

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

rex

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 (2013:501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45199/22460242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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