Mus indutus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Desert Pygmy 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. 1910-01-01. New African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(25):83-92.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094508

Original name as described

Leggada bella induta

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.85

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6baa2ea5-ff8c-4227-8dca-aa59c6b4fd21

Type locality

"Molopo [River], W. of Morokwen, Northern [British] Bechuanaland [= Northern Cape Province]," South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Botswana · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Zambia · Angola · Namibia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003364

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 deserti

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.86

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094509

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10050)
  2. Roberts (1913:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggada bella induta

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

indutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.85

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6baa2ea5-ff8c-4227-8dca-aa59c6b4fd21

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094508

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10050)
  2. Thomas (1929:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  3. Shortridge (1934:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Leggada deserti pretoriae

(A. Roberts, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pretoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 265

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Leggada deserti valschensis

(A. Roberts, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

valschensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2677

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Leggada bella deserti

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Muridae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

309

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Mus indutus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

indutus

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 (1982:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Happold (2013:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13964/115116926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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