Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Arvicanthis nairobae
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Arvicanthis nairobae
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:
Arvicanthis nairobae
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:
Arvicanthis nairobae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hollister, N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1919-01-01 / 1919-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
East African Mammals in the United States National Museum
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 99. Part II: Rodentia, Lagomorpha, and Tubulidentata
Page(s):
vii + 184
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Reference for:
Arvicanthis nairobae
Arvicanthis nairobae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
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Arvicanthis nairobae: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: 2n = 62, FN = 78 (Castiglia et al., 2003a; Fadda et al., 2001). The name nairobae is the oldest applicable to samples from Kenya and E Tanzania containing animals smaller in body size and generally brighter and buffier in pelage tones and hues than those larger and darker specimens we have identified as A. niloticus from W Tanzania and Uganda. Some specimens of A. nairobae closely resemble those of A. neumanni in pelage coloration, and could be mistaken for it, but are larger in body size. ...