Praomys delectorum

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: Praomys
Species: Praomys delectorum

Name

• Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)

Holotype: BMNH 10.9.21.3, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Mlanji Plateau, S. Nyasa [= Nyasaland,] [Malawi]. Alt. 5500’ [= 1675 m]”.

Combinations

• Epimys delectorum Thomas, 1910: 430 [original combination]
• Praomys delectorum: Thomas, 1926: 178 [name combination]
• Praomys jacksoni delectorum: G. M. Allen, 1939: 410 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
• Rattus [(Praomys)] tullbergi delectorum: Ellerman, 1941 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
• Rattus (Praomys) morio delectorum: Ansell, 1957: 546 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
• Praomys delectorum: Davis, 1965: 131 [name combination, restaured to species rank]

References

Primary references

• Thomas O. 1910. New African mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 6: 426–432.
• Thomas, O. 1926. The generic position of certain African Muridae, hitherto referred to Aethomys and Praomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 9, 17: 174–179.
• Allen, G.M. 1939. A checklist of African mammals. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 83: 1–763.
• Ansell, W.F.H. 1957. Some mammals from Northern Rhodesia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12: 529–550.
• Ellerman, J.R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume II. Family Muridae. London: British Museum (Natural History).
• Davis, D.H.S. 1965. Classification problems of African Muridae. Zoologica Africana 1: 121–145.

Additional references

• Carleton, M.D. & Stanley, W.T. 2012. Species limits within the Praomys delectorum group (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae) of East Africa: a morphometric reassessment and biogeographical implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165(2): 420-469. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00817.x Reference page. 

Links

• Praomys delectorum 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: Praomys delectorum  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: East African Praomys, Delectable Soft-furred Mouse