Taxonomy Profile: Acomys wilsoni (Thomas 1892)

Acomys wilsoni: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Acomys ablutus
Dollman 1911
Common Name(s):
Wilson's Spiny mouse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acomys wilsoni: 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 wilsoni
Wilson's Spiny mouse |
Acomys wilsoni Direct Children(s):
Acomys wilsoni: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Acomys wilsoni
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Acomys wilsoni
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Acomys wilsoni
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 wilsoni
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hollister, N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1919-01-01 / 1919-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
East African Mammals in the United States National Museum
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 99. Part II: Rodentia, Lagomorpha, and Tubulidentata
Page(s):
vii + 184
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Acomys wilsoni
Acomys wilsoni: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acomys wilsoni: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Acomys. Formerly included in A. subspinosus by Setzer (1975) but considered a species by most systematists (Corbet and Hill, 1991; Ellerman, 1941; Hollister, 1919; Matthey, 1968; Musser and Carleton, 1993; F. Petter, 1983; F. Petter and Roche, 1981; Rupp, 1980; Yalden et al., 1976). Genetically most similar to A. percivali (Janecek et al., 1991) with which it occurs sympatrically (Neal, 1983, for example, studied the breeding patterns in both species from the same locality in C Ken...