Congomys lukolelae

(Hatt, 1934)

Lukolela Swamp 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 : Congomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hatt, R.T. 1934-04-04. Fourteen hitherto unrecognized African rodents. American Museum Novitates 708:1-15.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/4498

Original name as described

Praomys tullbergi lukolelae

Other common names

Lukolela Soft-furred Mouse · Lukolela Praomys · Lukolela Swamp Rat

Type material

AMNH M-86811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-86811

Type locality

"Lukolela, middle Congo, [Équateur District], Belgian Congo [= DR Congo]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Taxonomy notes

moved from Praomys to the recently described Congomys

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/1003483

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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 tullbergi lukolelae

(Hatt, 1934)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lukolelae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-86811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-86811

Authority page

13

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Malacomys lukolelae

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lukolelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

608

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Praomys lukolelae

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lukolelae

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 (2013:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45089/22419261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Congomys lukolelae

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

lukolelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Nicolas, Mikula, Lavrenchenko, Šumbera, Bartáková, Bryjová, Meheretu, Verheyen, Missoup, Lemmon, Moriarty Lemmon & Bryja (2021:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58408)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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