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:
Stenocephalemys ruppi
Stenocephalemys ruppi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Stenocephalemys ruppi: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable as Myomys ruppi
Comment:
Comments: Originally described as a species of Praomys based on material collected by Rupp (1980), who illustrated the skull as 'Praomys albipes, stenocephaler Typ' (p. 92). Musser and Carleton (1993) wrote that 'M. ruppi combines morphological features of both M. albipes and Stenocephalemys, an observation reinforced by morphometric analyses (Van der Straeten and Dieterlen, 1983). Were it not for the long tail of M. ruppi (a trait shared with M. albipes), the species could as easily be included with...