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/30825560

Original 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-d513b72a2bd4

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003115

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.

Mus nigricauda

(O. Thomas, 1882)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigricauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1881.3.8.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7eb31634-292d-4a7c-8dc9-d513b72a2bd4

Authority page

266

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825560

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Bocage (1890:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)

Mus damarensis

(de Winton, 1897)

Family

Muridae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.2.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f8e4e48a-84b4-4901-a492-623eaf25de07

Authority page

349

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267825

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Epimys nigricauda kalaharicus

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kalaharicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.3.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/18777a79-7c23-4552-99b6-cd3b03b1ce5e

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617349

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thallomys nigricauda

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigricauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15625184

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15625184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57703)
  2. Shortridge (1934:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  4. Lundholm (1955:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Happold (2013:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21691/115163015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thallomys nitela

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.10.1.49

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7dd737bb-6b9f-4558-b7c7-5a8900cb03c7

Authority page

493

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195032

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Thallomys longicauda

O. Thomas in O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

493

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195032

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Thallomys herero

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

herero

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.154

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d3c284d-fb90-4c24-ad28-98f4d0e839ae

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Thallomys leuconoe

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

leuconoe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.149

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9a1d4b49-7973-4e0a-a277-888e9cb2dfe8

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Thallomys damarensis

O. Thomas, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Thallomys leuconoe bradfieldi

A. Roberts, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

TM 3761

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Thallomys leuconoë molopensis

A. Roberts, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

molopensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6912

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Thallomys damarensis damarensis

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

270

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Thallomys damarensis herero

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

herero

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

270

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Thallomys nigricauda kalaharicus

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

kalaharicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

266

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Thallomys nigricauda leuconœ

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

leuconoe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

266

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Thallomys nigricauda nigricauda

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigricauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

266

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Thallomys nigricauda nitela

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Rattus paedulcus robertsi

(Ellerman, Morrison-Scott, & Hayman, 1953)

Family

Muridae

Root name

robertsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

TM 3761

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

274

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Thallomys nigricauda davisi

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

davisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10508

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Thallomys damarensis quissamae

F. Petter & F. de Beaufort, 1960

Family

Muridae

Root name

quissamae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 624

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54887241

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

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