Mus triton

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Gray-bellied 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. 1909-12-01. New African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(24):542-549.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097929

Original name as described

Leggada triton

Other common names

Gray-bellied Pygmy Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.1.130

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/718d7c7c-0834-4d0f-962d-d11ddb614219

Type locality

"Kirui, [Mount] Elgon, British East Africa [= Kenya]. Alt. 6000' [= 1830 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Sudan · Ethiopia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Mozambique · Malawi

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003388

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 triton murilla

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

murilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.12.9.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d2ec67ae-ade6-4399-975e-57336fd98c5e

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094510

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Leggada fors

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fors

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.4.6.23

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

506

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31647722

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Leggada triton

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

triton

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.1.130

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/718d7c7c-0834-4d0f-962d-d11ddb614219

Authority page

548

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097929

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mus triton imatongensis

Setzer, 1953

Family

Muridae

Root name

imatongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:79535

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=feec6d86-b028-4548-86b4-643e75edd981

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39745016

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Leggada naivashae

(E. Heller, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

naivashae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:162885

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e6db78c-574f-48ba-b39a-6bc454c93373

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8922944

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Mus triton

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

triton

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

181

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13988/115119428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leggada fors

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fors

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

548

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097929

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus birungensis

Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

birungensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

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