Heliophobius kapiti

(E. Heller, 1909)

Northern Silvery Mole-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : incertae sedis
Family : Bathyergidae
Genus : Heliophobius

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Heller, E. 1909-09-24. A new rodent of the genus Georychus. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 52(4):469-470.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812961

Original name as described

Georychus kapiti

Other common names

Silky Mole-rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:161708

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303dbfda8-2d50-4448-92e6-ce0b0d7f02af

Type locality

"Potha, Kapiti Plains, [Eastern Province], British East Africa (Kenya)."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya · Zambia

Taxonomy notes

split from H. argenteocinereus; may include the name marungensis Noack, 1887, which would have nomenclatural priority over marungensis, but the name is tentatively retained under H. argenteocinereus here

Taxonomy notes citation

Bryja, J., Konvičková, H., Bryjová, A., Mikula, O., Makundi, R., & Chitaukali, W. N. (2018). Differentiation underground: range-wide multilocus genetic structure of the silvery mole-rat does not support current taxonomy based on mitochondrial sequences. Mammalian Biology, 93(1), 82-92. · Uhrová, M., Mikula, O., Bennett, N. C., Van Daele, P., Piálek, L., Bryja, J., ... & Šumbera, R. (2022). Species limits and phylogeographic structure in two genera of solitary African mole-rats Georychus and Heliophobius. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 167, 107337.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006702

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.

Heliophobius marungensis var. von argenteo-cinereus

Noack, 1887

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

marungensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356263

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

  1. Noack (1887:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67855)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Georychus kapiti

(E. Heller, 1909)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

kapiti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:161708

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303dbfda8-2d50-4448-92e6-ce0b0d7f02af

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812961

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Heliophobius spalax

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

spalax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.7.2.156

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ca4a94d-7c66-47db-aafd-8d34b9515f6d

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629080

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Myoscalops Mottoulei

(Schouteden, 1913)

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

mottoulei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 1222

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11316671

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Schouteden (1913:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11316671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67571)

Heliophobius argenteocinereus kapiti

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

kapiti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliophobius argenteocinereus mottoulei

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

mottoulei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Heliophobius argenteocinereus spalax

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

spalax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliophobius kapiti

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Bathyergidae

Root name

kapiti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006702

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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