Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Mus musculoides
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Mus musculoides
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:
Mus musculoides
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:
Mus musculoides
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rosevear, D. R.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1969-01-01 / 1969-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Rodents of West Africa
Page(s):
604
Publisher:
Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History)
Publication Place:
London, England
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mus musculoides
Mus musculoides: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mus musculoides: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Critically Endangered as M. kasaicus, Lower Risk (lc) as M. musculoides
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Nannomys. Whether samples reflect only one or a complex of species is unresolved. Meester et al. (1986:283) noted that Van der Straeten 'regards minutoides as a complex of different species and considers East and West African taxa different from those occurring in Southern Africa.' F. Petter and Matthey (1975:3) recognized only M. minutoides, noting that among all taxa referable to that species '... it is still impossible to recognize those which morphologically merit specific...