Praomys minor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Praomyini
Genus: Praomys
Species: Praomys minor

Name

Praomys minor Hatt, 1934

• Holotype: AMNH 86816, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by James P. Chapin on 31 July 1930.
• Type locality: “Lukolela, middle Congo”.

Combinations

• Praomys jacksoni minor Hatt, 1934: 11 [Original combination]
• Praomys tullbergi minor Petter, 1975: 52 [subsequent combination]
• Praomys minor van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Hatt, R.T. 1934. Fourteen hitherto unrecognized African rodents. American Museum Novitates 708: 1–15. hdl: 2246/4498 Reference page. 
• Van der Straeten, E. & Dudu, A.M. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73–83 in Peters, G. & Hutterer, R. (Eds.). Vertebrates in the tropics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vertebrate Biogeography and Systematics in the Tropics. Museum Alexander Koenig: Bonn. 424 pp. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Least Soft-furred Mouse