Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Arvicanthis neumanni
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Arvicanthis neumanni
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 neumanni
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 neumanni
Arvicanthis neumanni: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Arvicanthis neumanni: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as A. somalicus
Comment:
Comments: 2n = 62, FN = 66 or 67 for Ethiopia (Baskevich and Lavrenchenko, 2000); 2n = 53-54, FN = 62 for Tanzania (Castiglia et al., 2003a; Fadda and Corti, 2001), but more precisely 2n = 53-54 due to a Robertsonian fusion and derived from a larger sample (Fadda et al., 2001b). Under the name somalicus Thomas (1903a), A. neumanni has been treated as a species (G. M. Allen, 1939; Dollman, 1911; Ellerman, 1941; Hollister, 1919), and with an exception or two (e.g., Misonne, 1974), retains that status (...