Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Thamnomys kempi
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Thamnomys kempi
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:
Thamnomys kempi
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:
Thamnomys kempi
Thamnomys kempi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Thamnomys kempi: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: The more than 30 specimens we examined indicate T. kempi should be treated as a species (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941), not a subspecies of T. venustus (Misonne, 1974; Rahm, 1967). Thamnomys kempi is larger, with a longer skull and molar row (29.5-38.9 mm, 6.1-6.8 mm, respectively in T. kempi; 30.8-35.5 mm, 5.4-5.8 mm in T. venustus) and generally occurs at higher altitudes. Both are sympatric at Kibati (specimens in MCZ) and Irangi (R. Hutterer, in litt., 2002) in the Kivu highlands o...