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 major
Thamnomys major: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Thamnomys major: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Still represented only by the holotype (AMNH 82693). Originally described as a subspecies of Thamnomys kempi, but the holotype is significantly larger than any specimen of T. kempi we have examined, has saturated buffy underparts suffused with underlying gray (whitish gray or with buff tinge in T. kempi), and conspicuously longer molar rows (7.5 mm for major, 6.1-6.8 for 31 T. kempi examined). Gyldenstolpe (1928) described a specimen collected at 3900 m on Mt Karisimbi and mentioned that it...