Taxonomy Profile: Grammomys macmillani (Wroughton 1907)

Grammomys macmillani: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Thamnomys oblitus
Osgood 1910
Thamnomys macmillani gazellae
Thomas 1910
Common Name(s):
Macmillan's Grammomys []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Grammomys macmillani: 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 : Grammomys
African Thicket Rats |
Species : Grammomys macmillani
Macmillan's Grammomys |
Grammomys macmillani Direct Children(s):
Grammomys macmillani: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Grammomys macmillani
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Grammomys macmillani
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 macmillani
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 macmillani
Grammomys macmillani: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Grammomys macmillani: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Hutterer and Dieterlen (1984) provided historical association of the name with other taxa, and summary of range as they knew it. Chromosomal variation (under name of gazellae) described by Civitelli et al. (1989). Spermatozoal morphology documented by Breed (1995a, as gazellae). The records from Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique are based on samples in AMNH, MCZ, and USNM and represent significant range extensions beyond that outlined by Hutterer and Dieterlen (1984). Judged by...