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

Huet, J. 1888-06-15. Sur une nouvelle espèce de rat de Landana, côte occidentale d'Afrique. Le Naturaliste (2)10(31):143-144.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10452979

Original name as described

Golunda Campanæ

Other common names

Angolan Pelomys · Bell Groove-toothed Swamp Rat

Type material

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

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

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.

Golunda Campanæ

(Huet, 1888)

Family

Muridae

Root name

campanae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10452979

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste

Name usages

Huet (1888:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10452979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68814)

Golunda Campanai

(de Pousargues, 1893)

Family

Muridae

Root name

campanai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3099309

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Name usages

Pousargues (1893:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3099309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68687)

Pelomys campanæ

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Muridae

Root name

campanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108501

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:415, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  2. Kershaw (1923:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Happold (2013:514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16508/115134462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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