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GENUS Lemniscomys

Author:Trouessart, 1881.
Citation:Bull. Soc. Etudes Sci. Angers, 10: 124.
Type Species:Mus barbarus Linnaeus, 1766.
Comments:ArvicanthisDivision. Morphological data clusters Lemniscomys with species of Arvicanthis, Pelomys, Mylomys, and Rhabdomys (Musser, 1987a), which is corroborated by analysis of mitochondrial gene sequences (DNA cytochrome b, 12S and 16S rRNA gene fragments), and also includes Desmomys (Ducroz et al., 2001). The sequence data of Ducroz et al. also indicates that within this arvicanthine cluster, Lemniscomys is the only member of a lineage separate from that comprising Desmomys and Rhabdomys, and from another containing Arvicanthis, Mylomys, and Pelomys. Analysis of microcomplement fixation of albumin associates Lemniscomys with Pelomys, Rhabdomys, Grammomys, and Thallomys (Watts and Baverstock, 1995a). Chromosomal data has been summarized for several species (Fadda et al., 2001b; Filippucci et al., 1986; Gautun et al., 1985). Spermatozoal morphology documented for L. striatus and L. zebra (Breed, 1995a; reported as barbarus) and L. macculus (Baskevich and Lavrenchenko, 1995). Evolutionary history of Lemniscomys can be traced back to late Pliocene of East Africa and the genus is represented in several Pleistocene and Holocene sites in East and South Africa (Avery, 2000; Denys, 1999).
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Offspring:

SPECIES barbarus

SPECIES bellieri

SPECIES griselda

SPECIES hoogstraali

SPECIES linulus

SPECIES macculus

SPECIES mittendorfi

SPECIES rosalia

SPECIES roseveari

SPECIES striatus

SPECIES zebra

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