Taxonomy Profile: Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas 1904)

Lemniscomys rosalia: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Mus dorsalis
A Smith 1845
Arvicanthis dorsalis calidior
Thomas and Wroughton 1908
Arvicanthis dorsalis maculosus
Osgood 1910
Lemniscomys dorsalis mearnsi
Heller 1914
Lemniscomys griselda sabiensis
Roberts 1946
Lemniscomys griselda sabulata
Thomas 1927
Lemniscomys griselda spinalis
Thomas 1916
Lemniscomys griselda zuluensis
Roberts 1931
Common Name(s):
Single-Striped Lemniscomys []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lemniscomys rosalia: 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 : Lemniscomys
Striped Grass Mice |
Species : Lemniscomys rosalia
Single-Striped Lemniscomys |
Lemniscomys rosalia Direct Children(s):
Lemniscomys rosalia: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Lemniscomys rosalia
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Lemniscomys rosalia
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:
Lemniscomys rosalia
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:
Lemniscomys rosalia
Lemniscomys rosalia: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lemniscomys rosalia: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Once included in L. griselda (G. M. Allen, 1939), but now considered a distinct species most closely related to L. griselda and L. roseveari (Van der Straeten, 1980b); see account of L. griselda. Karyotype (2n = 54, FN = 64) for samples from NE Tanzania reported by Fadda et al. (2001b). Populations in Southern African Subregion reviewed by de Graaff (1997d)