Zelotomys hildegardeae
(O. Thomas, 1902)
Hildegarde's Broad-headed 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 | : Zelotomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1902-03-01. On two new species of Mus discovered by Mr. S. L. Hinde in British East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(51):218-220.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331502Original name as described
Mus Hildegardeæ
Other common names
Hildegarde's Zelotomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1901.8.7.10
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/312bb225-e844-449f-8ebf-90bbf2eb0626Type locality
"Machakos, 5400 feet [= 1646 m]," Kenya.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · South Sudan · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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