Malacothrix typica

(A. Smith, 1834)

Long-eared Desert Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1834. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)2(2):145-160.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968266

Original name as described

Otomys typicus

Other common names

Gerbil Mouse · Large-eared African Desert Mouse · Long-eared Mouse

Type locality

Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Lesotho?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003728

Country distribution map

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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.

Malacothrix egeria

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

egeria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.146

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f36ff182-0fce-4ad1-a31b-5f164ea7bb91

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Malacothrix typicus damarensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5798

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Malacothrix typicus kalaharicus

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kalaharica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6397

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Malacothrix typicus molopensis

A. Roberts, 1933

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

molopensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6890

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Malacothrix typicus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Malacothrix typica

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

167

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12712/115105728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otomys typicus

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968266

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Malacothrix typicus fryi

A. Roberts, 1917

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

fryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50440050

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Malacothrix typicus harveyi

A. Roberts, 1951

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

harveyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

455

Authority publication

Johannesburg

Name usages

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

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