Taxonomy Profile: Mus mattheyi (F Petter 1969)

Mus mattheyi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Matthey's Mouse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mus mattheyi: 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 : Mus
House Mice |
Old World Mice |
Subgenus : Mus (Nannomys)
Species : Mus mattheyi
Matthey's Mouse |
Mus mattheyi Direct Children(s):
Mus mattheyi: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Mus mattheyi
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Mus mattheyi
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:
Mus mattheyi
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:
Mus mattheyi
Mus mattheyi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mus mattheyi: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Data Deficient
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Nannomys. This form has been recorded from Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Ghana (Duplantier and Granjon, 1992; Grubb et al., 1998; F. Petter, 1969; F. Petter et al., 1971; F. Petter and Matthey, 1975), but after studying large series (in MNHN and USNM) of the M. haussa and M. minutoides complexes from West Africa, we are unable to assign anything to M. mattheyi. The morphological traits used to distinguish M. mattheyi from M. haussa by F. Petter (1969) and F. Petter and ...