Mastomys coucha
(A. Smith, 1836)
Southern African Multimammate Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Praomyini |
Genus | : Mastomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Smith, A. 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope, June 23, 1834, under the Superintendence of Dr. A. Smith. Government Gazette Office, Cape Town, 68 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=lcMNAAAAQAAJOriginal name as described
Mus Coucha
Other common names
Southern African Mastomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.19
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/deac753a-6061-4ea2-a986-b9f0979a1492Type locality
Kuruman, between Orange River and Tropic of Capricorn, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola? · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Mozambique · South Africa · Lesotho
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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