Rhabdomys bechuanae

(O. Thomas, 1893)

West-central Four-striped 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 : Rhabdomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1893-04. On mammals from Nyassaland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892(4):546-554.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30979688

Original name as described

Isomys pumilio bechuanae

Other common names

West-central South African Rhabdomys · West-central South African Four-striped Grass Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1857.1.28.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58b8f387-d917-44d3-b303-d366f7d803a3

Type locality

Rooibank, near Walvis Bay, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

split from R. pumilio; the synonym listing for this species and all Rhabdomys is tentative and needs to be further assessed

Taxonomy notes citation

du Toit, N., van Vuuren, B.J., Matthee, S., Matthee, C.A. 2012. Biome specificity of distinct genetic lineages within the four-dtriped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa with implications for taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65: 75-86.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003108

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.

Isomys pumilio bechuanae

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1857.1.28.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58b8f387-d917-44d3-b303-d366f7d803a3

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30979688

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pumilio griquae

(Wroughton, 1905)

Family

Muridae

Root name

griquae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.8.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3e8363b3-06e1-4564-8b02-3efc00422ec3

Authority page

632

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215279

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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 pumilio deserti

(Dollman, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.3.69

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/26b7ca21-759e-4d00-a7b1-364ff6a8ab97

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619640

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pumilio bechuanae

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Rhabdomys pumilio bechuanæ

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129645

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1916:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19860)
  2. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  3. Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  4. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

Rhabdomys pumilio namibensis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

namibensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

255

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhabdomys pumilio deserti

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Rhabdomys pumilio griquæ

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

griquae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  3. Roberts (1946:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

Rhabdomys bechuanae

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hill & Carter (1941:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112166182/140971319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhabdomys pumilio fouriei

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

fouriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7581

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhabdomys pumilio griquoides

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

griquoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5537

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhabdomys pumilio namaquensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8062

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)

Rhabdomys pumilio prieskae

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

prieskae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4332

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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