Mus minutoides

A. Smith, 1834

Sub-Saharan 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

Smith, A. 1834. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)2(2):145-160.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968275

Original name as described

Mus minutoides

Other common names

Pygmy Mouse · South African Pygmy Mouse · Tiny Pygmy Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.29, BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.94, BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.95

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5a94aa2a-4b75-4c4a-94ea-a21c65787789 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8e98d263-69b0-4053-8860-d0d547e8c11b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e2dbda75-d416-4c7b-a299-4388c96672be

Type locality

Cape Town, southern Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda · Burundi · Mozambique · Malawi · Zambia · Botswana · Angola · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes orangiae, although it may still be a distinct species pending genetic studies

Taxonomy notes citation

Britton-Davidian, J., Robinson, T. J., & Veyrunes, F. (2012). Systematics and evolution of the African pygmy mice, subgenus Nannomys: a review. Acta Oecologica, 42, 41-49. · Chevret, P., Robinson, T. J., Perez, J., Veyrunes, F., & Britton-Davidian, J. (2014). A phylogeographic survey of the pygmy mouse Mus minutoides in South Africa: taxonomic and karyotypic inference from cytochrome b sequences of museum specimens. PloS one, 9(6), e98499.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003370

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.

Mus minutoides

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Muridae

Root name

minutoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.29, BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.94, BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.95

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5a94aa2a-4b75-4c4a-94ea-a21c65787789 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8e98d263-69b0-4053-8860-d0d547e8c11b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e2dbda75-d416-4c7b-a299-4388c96672be

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968275

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Happold (2013:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13970/115117374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leggada minutoides umbrata

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.9.1.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b5928a97-de2c-4645-a2e3-ef00660c88ee

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094505

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Leggada bella marica

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

marica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.2.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aa8913e2-f8fe-4b45-842a-f61636124d95

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094507

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggada orangiae

(A. Roberts, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

orangiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3807

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Leggada minutoides

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

minutoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus orangiae

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

orangiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)

Mus minimus

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Muridae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054834

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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