Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Grammomys dolichurus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Grammomys dolichurus
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:
Grammomys dolichurus
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:
Grammomys dolichurus
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:
Grammomys dolichurus
Grammomys dolichurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Grammomys dolichurus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Number of scientific names reflects morphological and chromosomal variation correlated with geography and suggests more than one species is represented (Hutterer and Dieterlen, 1984; Meester et al., 1986); the complex requires careful revision. For example, specimens of true dolichurus from South Africa have duller pelage and more inflated bullae than animals from East and West Africa; should these prove to be diagnostic specific differences, the northern populations should be identified as...