Thamnomys venustus

O. Thomas, 1907

Thomas's Thicket 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 : Thamnomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1907-01-01. On further new mammals obtained by the Ruwenzori Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)19(109):118-123.

Original name as described

Thamnomys venustus

Other common names

Charming Thicket Rat · Thomas's Thamnomys · Charming Thamnomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.4.106

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ruwenzori East, [Uganda]. Alt. 7000' [= 2134 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. schoutedeni

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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