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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228879Original 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 specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/01e8fc7a-eb07-4117-b94b-bd9389a60fefType 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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