Thallomys shortridgei
O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923
Shortridge'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
Thomas, O. and Hinton, M.A.C. 1923-09-03. On mammals collected by Captain Shortridge during the Percy Sladen and Kaffrarien Museum Expedition to the Orange River. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923(3):483-499.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195031Original name as described
Thallomys shortridgei
Other common names
Shortridge's Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1923.5.9.156
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/95e4a4e3-ed2e-4cbd-b118-f0379ba536ebType locality
"Louisvale" on the S bank of the Gariep (= Orange) River, near Upington, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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