Ochromyscus brockmani

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Brockman's White-bellied Rocky 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 : Ochromyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-10-01. On some African bats and rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(106):294-299.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366559

Original name as described

Mus Brockmani

Other common names

Brockman's Meadow Mouse · Brockman's Myomyscus · Smoky Meadow Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06f95f94-48d7-4f0e-b4d4-955badc16c3f

Type locality

"Upper Sheikh, British Somaliland [= Somalia]. Alt. 4500' [= 1372 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Somalia

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. niveiventris; moved from Myomyscus to the recently described Ochromyscus

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. · Meheretu, Y., Mikula, O., Frynta, D., Frýdlová, P., Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L. A., ... & Bryja, J. (2023). Phylogeny, biogeography, and integrative taxonomic revision of the Afro-Arabian rodent genus Ochromyscus (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad158.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003473

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 Brockmani

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brockmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06f95f94-48d7-4f0e-b4d4-955badc16c3f

Authority page

298

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366559

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Myomys fumatus brockmani

(Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brockmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771756

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn & Hoogstraal (1953:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15415)

Rattus (Praomys) fumatus allisoni

(Hayman, 1960)

Family

Muridae

Root name

allisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1960.387

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88e7a4fb-59a3-4cb0-90eb-02dad2264c7c

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

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

Myomyscus brockmani

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brockmani

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 (2013:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45200/115203497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochromyscus brockmani

Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, E. Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon, & Bryja, 2021

Family

Muridae

Root name

brockmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  2. Meheretu, Mikula, Frynta, Frýdlová, Mulualem, Lavrenchenko, Kostin, Sh Abdirahman Elmi, Šumbera & Bryja (2023:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68162)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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