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=lcMNAAAAQAAJ

Original 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-b9f0979a1492

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003465

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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 colonus

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

colonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1654

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497066

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Smuts (1832:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  3. Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Smith (1847:pl. 47 (fig. 3), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67660)
  5. Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  6. Fitzinger (1867:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  7. Roberts (1913:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus Coucha

(A. Smith, 1836)

Family

Muridae

Root name

coucha

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/deac753a-6061-4ea2-a986-b9f0979a1492

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

  1. Noack (1891:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7780986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38509)
  2. Roberts (1913:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus Marikquensis

(A. Smith, 1836)

Family

Muridae

Root name

marikquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

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

Mus silaceus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

silaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697226

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Pagenstecher (1885:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67738)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus silaceus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

silaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Mus socialis

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

socialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

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)

Mus limpopoensis

(A. Roberts, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

limpopoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1314

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439653

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Epimys concha

(E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

concha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816785

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Heller (1914:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38798)

Mus breyeri

(A. Roberts, 1915)

Family

Muridae

Root name

breyeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1463

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439870

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus (Mastomys) coucha

(P. S. Kershaw, 1923)

Family

Muridae

Root name

coucha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989868

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

  1. Kershaw (1923:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  2. Granvik (1924:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  3. Allen & Loveridge (1927:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Mastomys coucha bradfieldi

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3554

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mastomys coucha

O. Thomas, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

coucha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Allen & Coolidge (1930:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61248224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68614)
  3. Shortridge (1934:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  4. Hill & Carter (1941:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  5. Shortridge (1942:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Happold (2013:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12865/22425161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mastomys coucha coucha

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

coucha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

300

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Mastomys coucha sicialis

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

sicialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

303

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus natalensis bradfieldi

(Ellerman, Morrison-Scott, & Hayman, 1953)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Hayman (1963:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

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