Malacomys cansdalei

Ansell, 1958

Cansdale's Swamp Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Malacomyini
Genus : Malacomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ansell, W.F.H. 1958-11-12. Four new African rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13)1(5):337-344.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935808650958

Original name as described

Malacomys longipes cansdalei

Other common names

Cansdale's Malacomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1946.460

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc7d2adb-bfea-443b-8070-1b59b9bc9200

Type locality

Oda, Ghana.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003335

Country distribution map

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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.

Malacomys longipes cansdalei

Ansell, 1958

Family

Muridae

Root name

cansdalei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1946.460

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc7d2adb-bfea-443b-8070-1b59b9bc9200

Authority page

342

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Malacomys cansdalei

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

cansdalei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12702/22400236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Malacomys longipes giganteus

Bellier & Gautun, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

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