Myomyscus verreauxi

(A. Smith, 1834)

Verreaux's Meadow 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 : Myomyscus

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 Verroxii

Other common names

Verreaux's Myomyscus · Verreaux's White-footed Rat · White-footed Mouse

Type locality

near Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy notes

name often spelt 'verreauxii' with two 'i's, but although the original description of the name had two 'i's, it was also an in an incorrect originally spelling, which was 'verroxii', and Grubb (2004) deemed 'verreauxi' with one 'i' as a justified emendation of the original spelling (both spellings were included in the original publication naming the species), thus the single 'i' spelling is used here as it matches the corrected original spelling, although both spellings are commonly used in the literature at this point

Taxonomy notes citation

Grubb, P. (2004). Controversial scientific names of African mammals. African Zoology, 39(1), 91-109.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003474

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.

Praomys verreauxi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Praomys verreauxii

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

544

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

veroxii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

veroxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1414

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myomyscus verreauxii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

1414

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005:1414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45097) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45097) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45097/110021083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myomyscus verreauxi

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

813

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Mus Verroxii

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Mus verreauxi

(W. L. Sclater, 1901)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32216134

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Mastomys verreauxii

(C. Stuart & T. Stuart, 1988)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verreauxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority publication

London

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