Taxonomy Profile: Acomys chudeaui (Kollman 1911)

Acomys chudeaui: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Chudeau's Spiny Mouse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acomys chudeaui: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Deomyinae
Genus : Acomys
African Spiny Mice |
Subgenus : Acomys (Acomys)
Species : Acomys chudeaui
Chudeau's Spiny Mouse |
Acomys chudeaui Direct Children(s):
Acomys chudeaui: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Acomys chudeaui
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Acomys chudeaui
Acomys chudeaui: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acomys chudeaui: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Acomys. Usually listed in the synonymy of A. cahirinus (e. g., Musser and Carleton, 1993), but chromosomal data (Benazzou, 1983; 2n = 40 for chudeaui, 2n = 36 for cahirinus) has been used to support species status (Le Berre, 1990; Le Berre and Le Guelte, 1990) as a member of the A. cahirinus-A. dimidiatus group (Benazzou, 1983). Denys et al. (1994) described distinguishing dental differences between A. chudeaui, A. cahirinus, and the Algerian A. seurati, suggesting they reflected d...