Aethomys chrysophilus

Aethomys chrysophilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Aethomys
Species: Aethomys chrysophilus

Name

Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897)

Type locality: E Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Mazoe (see Chimimba, 1998:430).

Synonyms

• Aethomys chrysophilus imago Thomas, 1927
• Rattus (Aethomys) chrysophilus singidae Kershaw, 1923
• Mus chrysophilus De Winton, 1897
• Mus voi Osgood, 1910
• Mus chrysophilus acticola Thomas & Wroughton, 1908
• Mus chrysophilus alticola Lydekker, 1910

References

• de Winton, W. E. 1897. On collections of rodents made by Mr. J. ffolliot Darling in Mashunaland and Mr. F. C. Selous in Matabeleland, with short field-notes by the collectors. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London, 1896: 801.
• Thomas, O., and R. C. Wroughton, 1908. The Rudd exploration of S. Africa.—X. List of mammals collected by Mr. Grant near Tette, Zambesia. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1908: 547.
• Osgood, W. H. 1910. Diagnoses of new East African mammals, including a new genus of Muridae. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoology Series, 10: 11.
• Kershaw, P.S. 1923. On some small mammals from Tanganyika Territory. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) 12: 534–536. DOI: 10.1080/00222932308632970 . [p. 535]
• Thomas, O. 1927. On the mammals of the Gobabis district, eastern Damaraland, South West Africa, obtained during Capt. Shortridge’s Fourth Percy Sladen and Kaffrarian Museum Expedition. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London, 1927: 387.
• Linzey, A. V., and C. T. Chimimba, 2008. Aethomys chrysophilus, Mammalian Species, 808: 1–10.

Links

• Aethomys chrysophilus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897) (Least Concern)
• Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Red Rock Rat, Red Veld Aethomys