Montemys delectorum

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Delicate Montane 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 : Montemys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1910-10-01. New African mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)6(34):426-432.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619671

Original name as described

Epimys delectorum

Other common names

Delicate Soft-furred Mouse · Delectable Soft-furred Mouse · Delicate Praomys · East African Praomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1910.9.21.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06fad86b-b5cf-462e-9006-7f407a55abe6

Type locality

"Mlanji [= Mulanje] Plateau, S. Nyasa [= Malawi]. Alt. 5500' [= 1676 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique

Taxonomy notes

moved from Praomys to the recently described Montemys

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/1003480

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.

Epimys delectorum

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

delectorum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.9.21.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06fad86b-b5cf-462e-9006-7f407a55abe6

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619671

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Epimys taitae

(E. Heller, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

taitae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181797

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cd9cbbd9-ba5a-4a66-8175-a0a1330cde88

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)

Praomys delectorum

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

delectorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1926:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19476)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Happold (2013:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18114/22418403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus (Praomys) delectorum

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927)

Family

Muridae

Root name

delectorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

435

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Allen & Loveridge (1927:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Praomys tullbergi melanotus

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1933)

Family

Muridae

Root name

melanotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:26287

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:26287

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2806522

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Praomys jacksoni octomastis

(Hatt, 1940)

Family

Muridae

Root name

octomastis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-55718

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-55718

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Montemys delectorum

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

delectorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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