Mastomys huberti

(Wroughton, 1908)

Hubert's 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

Wroughton, R.C. 1908-03-01. Three new African species of Mus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)1(3):255-257.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295976

Original name as described

Mus huberti

Other common names

Hubert's Mastomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.9.18

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"N. Nigeria (type from Zungeru)."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria? · Niger? · Senegal · Gambia? · Guinea-Bissau? · Guinea · Mauritania · Mali · Burkina Faso?

Taxonomy notes

there is some uncertainty regarding the identity of the type specimen, which may represent M. natalensis; this would make huberti a synonym of natalensis and a new name would have to be described for this species

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003467

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.

Mus huberti

(Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

huberti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.9.18

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295976

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Praomys huberti

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

huberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

176

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mastomys huberti

Gautun, Tranier, & Sicard, 1986

Family

Muridae

Root name

huberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

540

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Gautun, Tranier & Sicard (1986:540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69391)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Happold (2013:465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45061/22425905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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