Grammomys surdaster

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Woodland Thicket Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Arvicanthini
Genus : Grammomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and Wroughton, R.C. 1908-10-30. The Rudd Exploration of S. Africa.—X. List of mammals collected by Mr. Grant near Tette, Zambesia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908(3):535-553.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938732

Original name as described

Thamnomys surdaster

Other common names

Gray-headed Thicket Rat · Gray-headed Grammomys · Common Grammomys · Woodland Grammomys · Woodland Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1893.5.2.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8c220b71-e8d7-412e-a777-08ca6f495267

Type locality

Zomba, Malawi.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · Kenya · Somalia · Malawi · Rwanda · Burundi

Taxonomy notes

split from G. dolichurus and includes caniceps

Taxonomy notes citation

Bryja, J., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Nicolas, V., Denys, C., Bryjová, A., Šumbera, R. and Mikula, O. 2024. Integrative taxonomic revision of the African thicket rats (Murinae: Grammomys): how genomics decreases the number of currently recognized species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. (in press).

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006866

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.

Thamnomys surdaster

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

surdaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.5.2.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8c220b71-e8d7-412e-a777-08ca6f495267

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938732

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1910:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)
  2. Thomas (1910:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63236687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10065)
  3. Roberts (1913:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Allen & Loveridge (1927:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Thamnomys oblitus

(Osgood, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

oblitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:17123

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e74a89d4-f6dd-4a8b-8d52-ba92f998d715

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462191

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Thamnomys usambarae

(Matschie, 1915)

Family

Muridae

Root name

usambarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 20571

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609317

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Grammomys surdaster

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Muridae

Root name

surdaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Thamnomys surdaster surdaster

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927)

Family

Muridae

Root name

surdaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

434

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Allen & Loveridge (1927:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Grammomys surdaster angolensis

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-81947

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-81947

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hill & Carter (1941:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Grammomys vumbaensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Muridae

Root name

vumbaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8372

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Grammomys vumbensis

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

vumbensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782318

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Grammomys dolichurus surdaster

Hayman, 1963

Family

Muridae

Root name

surdaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

Hayman (1963:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

Grammomys caniceps

Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984

Family

Muridae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1984.76

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33441951

Authority publication

Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9452/115091891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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