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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Aethomys
SPECIES Aethomys stannarius
| Author: | Thomas, 1913. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 11: 482. | | Common Name: | West African Aethomys | | Type Locality: | N Nigeria, Bauchi Province, Kabwir. | | Distribution: | N Nigeria to W Cameroon. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | | Comments: | A West African endemic that was originally described as a species and recognized as such (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941; Rosevear, 1969), subsequently included in A. hindei as a subspecies (Davis, 1975b), then treated again as a distinctive species (Denys and Tranier, 1992; Hutterer and Joger, 1982; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Rosevear (1969) provided an excellent and comprehensive description. Member of the murine fauna endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi). |
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