Pelomys campanae

(Huet, 1888)

Angolan Groove-toothed Swamp 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 : Pelomys
Subgenus : Pelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Le Naturaliste, ser. 2, vol. 10, 31, 143

Original name as described

Golunda campanae

Other common names

Angolan Pelomys · Bell Groove-toothed Swamp Rat

Type locality

Landana, west coast of Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003103

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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.

Pelomys campanae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

campanae

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 (1982:540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16508/115134462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Golunda campanae

(Huet, 1888)

Family

Muridae

Root name

campanae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste

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