Cricetomys ansorgei

O. Thomas, 1904

Southern Giant Pouched Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Nesomyidae
Subfamily : Cricetomyinae
Genus : Cricetomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1904-06-01. On mammals from northern Angola collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(78):405-421.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108498

Original name as described

Cricetomys Ansorgei

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.9.91

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bcd29a61-e94a-48cf-a202-2bfa97820215

Type locality

Pungo Andongo, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Malawi · Mozambique · South Africa · Botswana

Taxonomy notes

has been considered a synonym of C. gambianus or C. emini, but it is considered distinct following recent publications

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003704

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Cricetomys gambianus viator

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

viator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.6.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41fbbfe8-1046-4e78-8b17-1e13cc8cbfcc https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/567a66c7-578f-46ab-8044-d588bba1ab12

Authority page

413

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108499

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetomys Ansorgei

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

ansorgei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.9.91

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bcd29a61-e94a-48cf-a202-2bfa97820215

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108498

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112256552/243175763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cricetomys gambianus adventor

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

adventor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.125

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/18c270f1-b638-43cd-a10c-bc95b604c6bf

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209286

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus cunctator

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

cunctator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.1.1.130

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6da3311e-5e55-45b9-9040-5c0d64056565

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209710

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus elgonis

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

elgonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.1.159

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/41be6cba-d3c2-48a6-b3b4-865cc7be785e

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094619

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cricetomys cosensi

Hinton, 1919

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

cosensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.6.9.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/988bfe4a-8b80-47b2-94f3-b63931b4cf9a

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616073

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cricetomys emini vaughan-jonesi

St. Leger, 1937

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

vaughanjonesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.1.4.154

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/700d5588-0fc0-44c9-8a61-d0dae71abb0e

Authority page

148

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus kenyensis

Osgood, 1910

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kenyensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:17517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=19df06db-bc8a-4073-b260-51a0878d1b9d

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462396

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Cricetomys microtis

Lönnberg, 1917

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41919138

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus haagneri

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

haagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3597

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus raineyi

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

raineyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181804

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f901a8d9-5110-44cf-b48f-6000b5e8ef4f

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814883

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus enguvi

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

enguvi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181805

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/341ff73cc-9da7-41e7-b47c-243e015a243b

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814884

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus osgoodi

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181806

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb30f06c-116c-4666-84cd-eb6d8f3c88fe

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814884

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Cricetomys gambianus luteus

Dollman, 1911

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616917

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cricetomys ansorgei ansorgei

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

ansorgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Cricetomys gambianus selindensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

selindensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

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