Saccostomus campestris

W. C. H. Peters, 1846

Southern African Pouched Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, vol. 11, 258

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11055960

Original name as described

Saccostomus campestris

Other common names

Cape Pouched Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.18.19, RMNH.MAM.26574.a, RMNH.MAM.26574.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/903ed311-0b5b-4b7a-ae22-0d8ee08fb944

Type locality

Tete, Zambezi River, Tete District, Mozambique.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003708

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.

Saccostomus campestris

W. C. H. Peters, 1846

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.18.19, RMNH.MAM.26574.a, RMNH.MAM.26574.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/903ed311-0b5b-4b7a-ae22-0d8ee08fb944

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11055960

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Roberts (1913:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Happold (2013:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19808/115153363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Saccostomus lapidarius

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

lapidarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.18.19, RMNH.MAM.26574.a, RMNH.MAM.26574.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26574.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/903ed311-0b5b-4b7a-ae22-0d8ee08fb944

Authority page

167

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Saccostomus anderssoni

de Winton, 1898

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

anderssoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.8.11.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/192c20ba-c1f9-44a2-bc73-86fea890168a

Authority page

6 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19335760

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Saccostomus mashonae

de Winton, 1897

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

mashonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.27.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a02037c9-35f5-44cd-a5b1-e89cf8737933

Authority page

804

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200851

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Saccostomus hildae

Schwann, 1906

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

hildae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.49

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3106d6f-738b-4899-a263-de79598a60d6

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051432

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Saccostomus pagei

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

pagei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.3.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/334fd9be-0ca3-4a6a-a769-8ed3279e9eda

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195034

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Saccostomus limpopoensis

A. Roberts, 1914

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

limpopoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439653

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Saccostomus streeteri

A. Roberts, 1914

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

streeteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439653

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Saccostomus anderssoni angolae

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8023

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Saccostomus elegans

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987616

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:937, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Saccostomus campestris campestris

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

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Saccostomus campestris mashonae

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

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

mashonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Saccostomus fuscus

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

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