Parotomys brantsii

Parotomys brantsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Otomyini
Genus: Parotomys
Species: Parotomys brantsii

Name

Parotomys brantsii (A. Smith, 1834)

Type locality: South Africa, Northern Cape Province, Little Namaqualand, "toward the mouth of the Orange River."

Synonyms

• Euryotis brantsii A. Smith, 1834 [protonym]
• Euryotis pallida (Wagner, 1841)
• Parotomys brantsii deserti Roberts, 1933

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1834. Mammalia. Fam. Muridae. Genus Euryotis Brants. South African Quarterly Journal, Ser. 2, 2: 148–150. BHL Reference page.  [see page 150]
• Wagner, A. 1841. Gruppirung der Gattungen der Nager in natürlichen Familien, nebst Beschreibung einiger neuen Gattungen und Arten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 111–138. BHL. Reference page. 
• Roberts, A. 1933. Eleven new forms of South African mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15(2): 265–270. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_604 . Reference page. 

Links

• Parotomys brantsii 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.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Brants se Fluitrot
English: Brants's Whistling Rat
Nederlands: Brants' fluitrat