Mus bufo

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Toad Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Murini
Genus : Mus
Subgenus : Nannomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366406

Original name as described

Leggada bufo

Other common names

Rwenzori Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.161

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5f7077f-ff06-4dcd-b3eb-d14932b33338

Type locality

Rwenzori East, 6000 ft (1830 m), Uganda.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003351

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.

Leggada bufo

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bufo

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.161

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5f7077f-ff06-4dcd-b3eb-d14932b33338

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366406

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Leggada bufo ablutus

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1942)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ablutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:40745

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:40745

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2792161

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Mus bufo

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

bufo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13954/115116142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus bufo wambutti

Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

wambutti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

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