Malacothrix typica

(A. Smith, 1834)

Long-eared Desert Mouse

Side view. Also as Gerbil Mouse, Large-eared African Desert Mouse, Long-eared Mouse.
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Location:South Africa, Northern Cape, Victoria WestDate taken:Jan 1, 1974Description : Side view. Also as Gerbil Mouse, Large-eared African Desert Mouse, Long-eared Mouse.

Distribution :

Eastern portion of Southern African Subregion in semidesert regions (mean annual rainfall = 150-500 mm) where sandy plains, short grassy velds, and karroid shrubs on hard substrates predominate; ranges in C and E South Africa (Eastern, Western and Northern Cape Provs., Free State, Northwest Prov.), S Botswana, most of Namibia, and extreme SW Angola.

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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://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003728

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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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.

Total: 12 names and synonyms.

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 typica

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476782

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Happold (2013:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12712/115105728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Malacothrix typicus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

470

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435014

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:470, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Trouessart (1904:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Shortridge (1934:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  5. Allen (1939:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

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

  1. Allen (1939:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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

  1. Shortridge (1934:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Allen (1939:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. 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

  1. Shortridge (1934:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Allen (1939:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. 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

  1. Allen (1939:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Malacothrix typicus egeria

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

egeria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

254

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Allen (1939:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Malacothrix typicus typicus

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782252

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

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