Ochromyscus yemeni

(Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953)

Yemen 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

Sanborn, C.C. and Hoogstraal, H. 1953-12-30. Some mammals of Yemen and their ectoparasites. Fieldiana Zoology 34(23):229-252.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Myomys fumatus yemeni

Other common names

Yemen Meadow Mouse · Yemeni Mouse · Yemeni Myomyscus · Yemen White-footed Rat

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:77972

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ce55d45e-efa5-4bab-910a-c507e38fb654

Type locality

6 miles [= 9.7 km] north-west of San'a, 6400 ft (= 1950 m), Kariet Wadi Dhahr, Yemen.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Saudi Arabia · Yemen

Taxonomy notes

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: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 163, 107263.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003475

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.

Myomys fumatus yemeni

(Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953)

Family

Muridae

Root name

yemeni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:77972

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ce55d45e-efa5-4bab-910a-c507e38fb654

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)

Myomys yemeni

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Muridae

Root name

yemeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

631

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Myomyscus yemeni

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Muridae

Root name

yemeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14096/22416270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ochromyscus yemeni

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

yemeni

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 (2023:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68162)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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