Mastomys natalensis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Natal 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. 1834. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)2(2):145-160.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968274

Original name as described

Mus Natalensis

Other common names

Natal Mastomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81b12dea-99ae-461a-b833-768d91df9e25

Type locality

"Port Natal"(= Durban), South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Mauritania · Mali · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Chad · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003469

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.

Mastomys coucha itigiensis

Hatt, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

itigiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-55571

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-55571

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Mus Natalensis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Muridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81b12dea-99ae-461a-b833-768d91df9e25

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968274

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Roberts (1913:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mus ugandae

(de Winton, 1897)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ugandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.4.69

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415297

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus cuninghamei

(Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cuninghamei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.7.5.11

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295977

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus coucha zuluensis

(O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905)

Family

Muridae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.62

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856800

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Epimys evelyni

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

evelyni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.12.19.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/303fc75b-9305-40ec-a445-28e47a58eb69

Authority page

526

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815246

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Epimys coucha pallida

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.18.99

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31626167

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Epimys effectus

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

effectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.19.27

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

524

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815244

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus somereni

(P. S. Kershaw, 1923)

Family

Muridae

Root name

somereni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.13.31

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

594

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355852

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mastomys coucha komatiensis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

komatiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1794

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Mastomys coucha ovamboensis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

ovamboensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2454

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Epimys panya

(E. Heller, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

panya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:161886

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/361012a1b-50e9-469b-98a1-3f1afead32eb

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813192

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1914:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys concha ismailiae

(E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ismailiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:165108

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3af7e5204-b518-4666-b415-2f2453b25c7a

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Epimys coucha neumani

(E. Heller, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

neumani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181795

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339ea6170-3a39-47ef-ac69-158032139933

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814876

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Epimys coucha durumae

(E. Heller, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

durumae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181796

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a741aac-e8cd-475b-ac18-dabc3e95c359

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814877

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Rattus coucha tinctus

(Hollister, 1918)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:183294

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dbfeeb2b-9c11-427b-b5d6-a368561f2658

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29836454

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Mus tana

(F. W. True, 1893)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:21004 (= USNM:MAMM:A36055)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3308c4da3-3e53-41d2-9a6c-d88f184afc76

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15780970

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Mus microdon

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Muridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1527, ZMB 1646, ZMB 1647, ZMB 85445

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

149

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Mystromys longicaudatus

(Noack, 1887)

Family

Muridae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 50809

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356286

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

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

Mus Hildebrandtii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1878)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hildebrandtii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 5276

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096835

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Mus fumatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1878)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fumatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 5277

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096835

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Mus (Epimys) microdon victoriae

(Matschie, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

victoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 85691 (= ZMB A. 182. 11. 16)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43646816

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Mus natalensis microdon

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439545

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Epimys microdon

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472363

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Epimys ugandae

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ugandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83, 86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472363 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472366

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:83, 86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Praomys fumatus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fumatus

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)

Praomys natalensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

ismaillae

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

ismaillae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1365

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mastomys natalensis

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Happold (2013:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12868/115107375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

neumanni

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

neumanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1365

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Caffer

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Muridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968275

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus muscardinus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Muridae

Root name

muscardinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060657

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Mus Kerensis

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876436

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

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

Mus sp., var. fusca

(du Bocage, 1890)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

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

Mus rufa

(du Bocage, 1890)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

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

Mus illovoensis

(Jentink, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

illovoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9964077

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

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

Mastomys coucha itigensis

M. A. Lawrence, 1993

Family

Muridae

Root name

itigensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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