Stenocephalemys albocaudatus
C. Frick, 1914
White-tailed Ethiopian Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Praomyini |
Genus | : Stenocephalemys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Frick, C. 1914-09. A new genus and some new species and subspecies of Abyssinian rodents. Annals of Carnegie Museum 9:7-28.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781458Original name as described
Stenocephalemys albocaudata
Other common names
Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat · White-tailed Stenocephalemys
Type material
CM 3415
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Inyala Camp, Chilalo Mountains, southern Ethiopia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
Taxonomy notes
spelling changed for gender of genus
Taxonomy notes citation
Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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