Steatomys bocagei

O. Thomas, 1892

Bocage's Fat Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1892-09-01. Note on the Steatomys of Angola. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)10(57):264-265.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658869

Original name as described

Steatomys Bocagei

Other common names

Bocage's African Fat Mouse

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Caconda, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003730

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.

Steatomys Bocagei

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

bocagei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658869

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Pousargues (1894:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3070893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68555)
  2. Thomas (1904:419, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  3. Roberts (1913:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Hill & Carter (1941:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  5. Hayman (1963:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Happold (2013:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136625/22233115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Steatomys pratensis kasaicus

Hatt, 1934

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kasaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-86077

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-86077

Authority page

15

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

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