Cricetomys kivuensis
Lönnberg, 1917
Kivu 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
Lönnberg, E. 1917. Mammals collected in central Africa by Captain E. Arrhenius. Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 58(2):1-110.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41919136Original name as described
Cricetomys gambianus kivuensis
Type material
NHRM (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Masisi, DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi
Taxonomy notes
has been considered a synonym of 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
Not Evaluated
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