Lophuromys sikapusi

(Temminck, 1853)

Western Brush-furred Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Deomyinae
Genus : Lophuromys
Subgenus : Lophuromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1853. Esquisses zoologiques sur la côte de Guiné. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 256 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835907

Original name as described

Mus sikapusi

Other common names

Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.25734, RMNH.MAM.25735, RMNH.MAM.25736

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25734.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25734.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25735 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25736

Type locality

Dabracom Gold Coast, Ghana.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Ghana · Cote d'Ivoire · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002895

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 4 names and synonyms.

Mus sikapusi

(Temminck, 1853)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sikapusi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25734, RMNH.MAM.25735, RMNH.MAM.25736

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25734.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25734.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25735 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25736

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835907

Authority publication

Leiden

Lasiomys afer

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 706

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052971

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1866:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67071)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lophuromys sikapusi

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

sikapusi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435039

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:495, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Miller (1900:644, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17064)
Thomas (1904:419, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
Trouessart (1904:384, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Kershaw (1923:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
Allen & Coolidge (1930:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61248220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68614)
Hayman (1936:932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14108)
Osgood (1936:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15466)
Allen (1939:396, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hill & Carter (1941:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
Setzer (1956:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Hayman (1963:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
Eisentraut (1963:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
Heim de Balsac & Bellier (1967:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58093)
Corbet & Hill (1980:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Happold (2013:255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12356/115104961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lophuromys sikapusi sikapusi

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

sikapusi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

396

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782293

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:396, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hayman (1963:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
Eisentraut (1963:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
Heim de Balsac & Bellier (1967:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58093)

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