Taxonomy Profile: Aethomys ineptus (Thomas and Wroughton 1908)

Aethomys ineptus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Aethomys chrysophilus capricornis
Roberts 1926
Aethomys chrysophilus fouriei
Roberts 1946
Aethomys chrysophilus harei
Roberts 1946
Aethomys chrysophilus magalakuini
Roberts 1926
Mus chrysophilus pretoriae
Roberts 1913
Aethomys chrysophilus tongensis
Roberts 1931
Mus chrysophilus tzaneenensis
Jameson 1909
Common Name(s):
Tete Veld Aethomys []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Aethomys ineptus: 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 : Murinae
Old World rats |
Old World mice |
Genus : Aethomys
African Rock Rats |
Species : Aethomys ineptus
Tete Veld Aethomys |
Aethomys ineptus Direct Children(s):
Aethomys ineptus: 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:
Aethomys ineptus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Graaff, G. de
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-01-01 / 1981-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Rodents of Southern Africa
Page(s):
267
Publisher:
Butterworth & Co.
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-409-09829-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Aethomys ineptus
Aethomys ineptus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Aethomys ineptus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Separation of A. ineptus from A. chrysophilus documented by Chimimba (1998), Chimimba et al. (1999), and Linzey et al. (2003). Geographic range of A. ineptus was thought to incorporate parts of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe (Chimimba, 1998; Chimimba et al., 1999; Taylor, 2000b), but recent documentation of positively identified specimens indicates its distribution to be largely parapatric with that of A. chrysophilus, which occurs in South Africa only along the NE margin approximating the...