Otomys cuanzensis

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937

Cuanza Vlei Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hill, J.E. and Carter, T.D. 1937-03-08. Ten new rodents from Angola, Africa. American Museum Novitates 913:1-10.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169822

Original name as described

Otomys cuanzensis

Type material

AMNH M-85841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-85841

Type locality

"Chitau, alt. 4930 ft. [= 1500 m], Angola."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003396

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.

Otomys cuanzensis

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937

Family

Muridae

Root name

cuanzensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-85841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-85841

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45065/115202690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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