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:
Micaelamys granti
Micaelamys granti: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Micaelamys granti: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Least Concern as Aethomys granti
Comment:
Comments: Meester et al. (1986:292) and Chimimba (1998:435) provided historical taxonomic allocations of granti, which ranged from Myomys, through Rattus and Mastomys, and finally to Micaelamys as either genus or subgenus of Aethomys. Reviewed and compared with M. namaquensis, its closest relative, by Skinner and Smithers (1990) and also reviewed by de Graaff (1997w). Analysis of geographic variation (Chimimba et al., 1998) suggested a clinal pattern (southwesterly-northeasterly) with size of cranium...