Steatomys krebsii

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Krebs's Fat Mouse

Oblique view. Also as Krebs's African Fat Mouse.
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Location:South Africa, Western Cape, Cape PointDate taken:Jan 1, 1975Description : Oblique view. Also as Krebs's African Fat Mouse.

Distribution :

Patchy distribution in Southern African Subregion—C and SW Angola, NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip and vicinity), N Botswana, W Zambia, and South Africa (Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provs., E Free State, Northwest Prov., and NW KwaZulu-Natal).

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 088

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

Peters, W.C.H. 1852-11-25. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1846 ausgeführt. Zoologie. I. Säugethiere. Georg Reimer, Berlin, 202 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=WddTAAAAcAAJ

Original name as described

Steatomys Krebsii

Other common names

Krebs's African Fat Mouse

Type locality

"Kaffraria, " South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Zambia · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003734

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.

Total: 17 names and synonyms.

Steatomys Krebsii

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

krebsii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  2. Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Fitzinger (1867:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  4. Allen (1939:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Happold (2013:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20720/115159464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Steatomys Krebsi

Giebel, 1855

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

krebsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

569

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548760

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:569, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Pousargues (1894:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3070893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68555)
  3. Shortridge (1934:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  4. Shortridge (1942:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Malacothrix pentonyx

(W. L. Sclater, 1899)

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

pentonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1520568

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  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)

Steatomys pratensis krebsi

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

krebsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423244

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Steatomys krebsi orangiae

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

orangiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2642

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Steatomys krebsi transvaalensis

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

transvaalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3916

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Steatomys chiversi

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

chiversi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5428

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Steatomys chiversi tongensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

tongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6104

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Steatomys angolensis

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-88367

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-88367

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Steatomys angolensis bradleyi

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

bradleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-87873

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-87873

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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