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:
Praomys obscurus
Praomys obscurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Praomys obscurus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Hutterer et al. (1992a) described obscurus as a subspecies of P. hartwigi. Those authors were also impressed with the morphological distinctions between typical P. hartwigi from Mt. Oku and obscurus from the Gotel Mtns and were unsure whether to treat the latter as a subspecies of P. hartwigi (Dieterlen's opinion) or a separate species (Hutterer's view). We treat obscurus as a separate species because contrasted with P. hartwigi it has much darker pelage, larger body measurements, but signi...