Rhabdomys dilectus

(de Winton, 1897)

Mesic 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1897-04. On collections of rodents made by Mr. J. ffolliott Darling in Mashunaland and Mr. F. C. Selous in Matabeleland, with short field-notes by the collectors. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896(4):798-808.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200850

Original name as described

Arvicanthis pumilio dilectus

Other common names

Mesic Rhabdomys

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mazoe (= Mazowe), Mashonaland," E Zimbabwe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Malawi · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Mozambique · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. chakae; 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-striped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa with implications for taxonomy. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 65(1), 75-86. · Castiglia, R., Solano, E., Makundi, R. H., Hulselmans, J., Verheyen, E., & Colangelo, P. (2012). Rapid chromosomal evolution in the mesic four-striped grass rat Rhabdomys dilectus (Rodentia, Muridae) revealed by mtDNA phylogeographic analysis. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 50(2), 165-172.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003110

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.

Isomys pumilio diminutus

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Family

Muridae

Root name

diminutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

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 dilectus

(de Winton, 1897)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dilectus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

803

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200850

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Arvicanthis pumilio angolae

(Wroughton, 1905)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.9.45

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e14a126-c37a-4fba-8f70-aeffe891a246

Authority page

636

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215283

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicanthis pumilio nyasae

(Wroughton, 1905)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.8.1.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/444e90f4-10d7-4ee2-9f84-464442751162

Authority page

639

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215286

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhabdomys pumilio diminutus

Granvik, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

diminutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Lunds Universitets Årsskrift

Name usages

Granvik (1924:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)

Rhabdomys pumilio angolæ

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolae

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. Hill & Carter (1941:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Hayman (1963:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

Rhabdomys pumilio vaalensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

vaalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5515

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 dilectus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

dilectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112168645/140971990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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