Mastomys angolensis

(du Bocage, 1890)

Angolan 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

Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1890-09. Mammifères d'Angola et du Congo (Suite). Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)2(5):1-32.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321613

Original name as described

Mus angolensis

Other common names

Angolan Meadow Mouse · Angolan Myomyscus

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Capangombe, interior of Moçâmedes District, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola

Taxonomy notes

moved from Myomyscus to Mastomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Nicolas, V., Mikula, O., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Šumbera, R., Bartáková, V., Bryjová, A., ... & Bryja, J. (2021). Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: aMurinae) rodents: first fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107263.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003472

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 angolensis

(du Bocage, 1890)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321613

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Bocage (1890:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  2. Thomas (1904:418, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)

Myomys angolensis

(J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Praomys angolensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

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 (1982:542, 543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Praomys angolae

(Crawford-Cabral, 1989)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:83886

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c1e43b43-d966-4509-93ca-a48f3a6d3e67

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Garcia de Orta, Serie de Zoologia

Name usages

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

Mastomys angolensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

187

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Myomyscus angolensis

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45091/115202914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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