Thallomys nigricauda
(O. Thomas, 1882)
Black-tailed Thallomys
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Arvicanthini |
Genus | : Thallomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1882-06. On a small collection of rodents from south-western Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(1):265-267.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825560Original name as described
Mus nigricauda
Other common names
Black-tailed Rat · Black-tailed Tree Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1881.3.8.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7eb31634-292d-4a7c-8dc9-d513b72a2bd4Type locality
"Hountop [= Hudup or Hutop] R[iver]., [west of Gideon], Great Namaqualand," Namibia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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