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:
Steatomys bocagei
Steatomys bocagei: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Steatomys bocagei: Comments
Comment:
Comments: A distinctive species characterized by very large body size and four pairs of teats (pectoral, postaxillary, and two inguinal). Treated as a species by Hill and Carter (1941) and Ellerman et al. (1953), but synonymized with S. pratensis by Coetzee (1977a) and listed that way in most contemporary faunal accounts. Crawford-Cabral (1998) recognized the specific integrity of bocagei, and explained that it has only four pairs of teats in contrast to S. pratensis with five pairs (sometimes more; ...