Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Lemniscomys mittendorfi
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Lemniscomys mittendorfi
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 mittendorfi
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 mittendorfi
Lemniscomys mittendorfi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lemniscomys mittendorfi: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Described as a subspecies of L. striatus, included in that species by Misonne (1974), but treated as separate by Van der Straeten and Verheyen (1980), who also suggested it has morphometric affinities with L. macculus and L. bellieri. Fülling (1992) contrasted samples of L. mittendorfi and L. striatus and documented differences in morphology of palatal ridges and karyotype (2n = 56, FN = 66-72 for L. mittendorfi; 2n = 44, FN = 72 for L. striatus). Eisentraut (1973) discussed the species and...