Thallomys paedulcus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Sundevall's 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

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Nya Mammalia från Sydafrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:118-121.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581777

Original name as described

Mus paedulcus

Other common names

Acacia Rat · Acacia Thallomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.62, RMNH.MAM.26489.a, RMNH.MAM.26489.b, RMNH.MAM.26490

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26489.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26489.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26490 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de483148-2593-4c84-b74f-55db7c988606

Type locality

"in Caffraria interiore, Sydafrika [= South Africa]." Fixed by D. H. S. Davis in 1965 to "Crocodile Drift, Brits, Transvaal [= Northwest Province]," South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Angola · Zimbabwe · Malawi · Mozambique · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003116

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 paedulcus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Muridae

Root name

paedulcus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.62, RMNH.MAM.26489.a, RMNH.MAM.26489.b, RMNH.MAM.26490

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26489.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26489.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26490 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de483148-2593-4c84-b74f-55db7c988606

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581777

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Name usages

Roberts (1913:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus damarensis rhodesiae

(Osgood, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.11.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cb74394e-985c-43d4-bb4b-c52aa7f752b8

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094702

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thamnomys ruddi

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruddi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.3.81

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb3e9f9d-991c-4183-99a0-e8ecb84300ad

Authority page

549

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938731

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Thallomys scotti

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

scotti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.5.19.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b0168d79-d29e-4079-9d35-0e49773eb186

Authority page

494

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195033

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Thallomys paedulcus somaliensis

Roche, 1964

Family

Muridae

Root name

somaliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 4940-2872

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Thallomys nigricauda zambesiana

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

zambesianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10496

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Thallomys moggi lebomboensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

lebomboensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5629

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Thallomys stevensoni

A. Roberts, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

stevensoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6980

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)

Mus Moggi

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

moggi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Thallomys paedulcus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

paedulcus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

176

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21692/115163143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus moggi acaciae

(A. Roberts, 1915)

Family

Muridae

Root name

acaciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

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