Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa · A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis by Monadjem, Ara,Taylor, Peter J.,Denys, Christiane,Cotterill, Fenton P.D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Titel Impressum Foreword Acknowledgements Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction

Rationale and Scope of the Book Evolution of Fossil Rodents in Africa Conclusions Importance of Rodents Zoonotic Diseases Crop Damage Conservation of African rodents General Methods and Layout of Book

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Order: Rodentia Family: Gliridae

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Family: Sciuridae

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Family: Myocastoridae

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Family: Ctenodactylidae

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Family: Hystricidae

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Family: Thryonomyidae

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Family: Petromuridae

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Family: Bathyergidae

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Family: Anomaluridae

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Family: Pedetidae

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Family: Dipodidae

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Family: Spalacidae

Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae

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Family: Nesomyidae

Subfamily: Cricetomyinae

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Subfamily: Delanymyinae

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Subfamily: Dendromurinae

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Subfamily: Mystromyinae

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Subfamily: Petromyscinae

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Family: Muridae

Subfamily: Deomyinae Subfamily: Gerbillinae Subfamily: Leimacomyinae Subfamily: Lophiomyinae

Subfamily: Murinae

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Aethomys bocagei (Thomas, 1904) Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897) Aethomys hindei (Thomas, 1902) Aethomys ineptus* (Thomas and Wroughton, 1908) Aethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897) Aethomys silindensis, Roberts, 1938 Aethomys stannarius (Thomas, 1913) Aethomys thomasi (de Winton, 1897)

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Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell, 1842) Arvicanthis ansorgei Thomas, 1910 Arvicanthis blicki Frick, 1914 Arvicanthis nairobae J. A. Allen, 1909 Arvicanthis neumanni (Matschie, 1894) Arvicanthis niloticus (Desmarest, 1822) Arvicanthis rufinus (Temminck, 1853)

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Dasymys alleni Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953 Dasymys cabrali Verheyen et al., 2003 [= shortridgei Mullin et al., 2004a) Dasymys capensis Roberts, 1936 Dasymys foxi Thomas, 1912 Dasymys griseifrons Osgood, 1936 Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall, 1847) Dasymys cf incomtus Dasymys longipilosus Eisentraut, 1963 Dasymys medius Thomas, 1906 Dasymys montanus Thomas, 1906 Dasymys nudipes (Peters, 1870) Dasymys robertsii Mullin et al., 2004a Dasymys rufulus Miller, 1900 Dasymys rwandae Verheyen et al., 2003 Dasymys sua Verheyen et al., 2003

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Dephomys defua (Miller, 1900) Dephomys eburneae (Heim de Balsac & Bellier, 1967)

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Desmomys harringtoni (Thomas, 1902) Desmomys yaldeni Lavrenchenko, 2003

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Grammomys aridulus Thomas & Hinton, 1923 Grammomys brevirostris Krystufek, 2008 Grammomys buntingi (Thomas, 1911) Grammomys caniceps Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984 Grammomys cometes Thomas & Wroughton, 1908 Grammomys dolichurus (Smuts, 1832) Grammomys dryas (Thomas, 1907) Grammomys gigas Dollman, 1911 Grammomys ibeanus Osgood, 1910 Grammomys kuru (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907) Gramommys macmillani (Wroughton, 1907) Grammomys minnae Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984 Grammomys poensis (Eisentraut, 1965) Grammomys selousi Denys et al., 2011

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Hybomys badius Osgood, 1936 Hybomys basilii Eisentraut, 1965 Hybomys lunaris (Thomas, 1906) Hybomys planifrons (Miller, 1900) Hybomys trivirgatus (Temminck, 1853) Hybomys univittatus (Peters, 1876)

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Hylomyscus aeta (Thomas, 1911) Hylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838) Hylomyscus anselli (Bishop, 1979) Hylomyscus arcimontensis Carleton & Stanley, 2005 Hylomyscus baeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965 Hylomyscus carillus (Thomas, 1904) Hylomyscus denniae (Thomas, 1906) Hylomyscus endorobae (Heller, 1910) Hylomyscus grandis Eisentraut, 1969 Hylomyscus kaimosae (Heller, 1912) Hylomyscus pamfi Nicolas et al., 2010 Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 Hylomyscus simus (Allen & Coolidge, 1930) Hylomyscus stella (Thomas, 1911) Hylomyscus vulcanorum Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925 Hylomyscus walterverheyeni Nicolas et al., 2008

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Lemniscomys bellieri Van der Straeten, 1975 Lemniscomys griselda (Thomas, 1904) Lemniscomys hoogstraali Dieterlen, 1991 Lemniscomys linulus (Thomas, 1910) Lemniscomys macculus (Thomas & Wroughton, 1910) Lemniscomys mittendorfi Eisentraut, 1968 Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas, 1904) Lemniscomys roseveari Van der Straeten, 1980 Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lemniscomys zebra (Heuglin, 1864)

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Malacomys Milne-Edwards, 1977 (Long-footed or Swamp Rats)

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Malacomys cansdalei Ansell, 1958 Malacomys edwardsi Rochebrune, 1885

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Mastomys Thomas, 1915 (Multimammate Mice)

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Mastomys awashensis Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich (in Lavrenchenko et al., 1998) Mastomys coucha (Smith, 1834) Mastomys erythroleucus (Temminck, 1853) Mastomys huberti (Wroughton, 1909) Mastomys kollmannspergeri (Petter, 1957) Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834) Mastomys pernanus (Kershaw, 1921) Mastomys shortridgei (St. Leger, 1933)

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Micaelamys Ellerman, 1941 (Lesser Veld Rats)

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Micaelamys granti (Wroughton, 1908)

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Mus Linnaeus, 1758 (Old World Mice and Pygmy Mice)

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Mus baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980) Mus bufo (Thomas, 1906) Mus callewaerti (Thomas, 1925) Mus goundae F. Petter & Genest, 1970 Mus haussa (Thomas & Hinton, 1920) Mus imberbis (Rüppell, 1842) Mus indutus (Thomas, 1910) Mus mahomet Rhoads, 1896 Mus mattheyi F. Petter, 1969 Mus minutoides Smith, 1834 Mus musculoides Temminck, 1853 Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 Mus neavei (Thomas, 1910) Mus oubanguii F. Petter & Genest, 1970 Mus setulosus Peters, 1876 Mus setzeri F. Petter, 1978 Mus sorella (Thomas, 1909) Mus tenellus (Thomas, 1903) Mus triton (Thomas, 1909)

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Mylomys Thomas, 1906 (Three-toed Grass Rats)

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Mylomys dybowskii (Pousargues, 1893) Mylomys rex (Thomas, 1906)

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Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942 (Meadow Mice)

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Myomyscus angolensis (Bocage, 1890) Myomyscus brockmani (Thomas, 1908) Myomyscus verreauxii (Smith, 1834)

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Nilopegamys Osgood, 1928 (Ethiopian Water Rat)

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Nilopegamys plumbeus Osgood, 1928

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Oenomys Thomas, 1904 (Rufous-nosed Rats)

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Oenomys hypoxanthus (Pucheran, 1855)

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Otomys Cuvier, 1824 (Vlei Rats or Laminate-toothed Rats)

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Otomys anchietae (Bocage, 1882)

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Parotomys Thomas, 1918 (Whistling Rats)

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Parotomys brantsii (A. Smith, 1834) Parotomys littledalei Thomas, 1918

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Pelomys Peters, 1852 (Creek Rats)

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Pelomys campanae (Huet, 1888) Pelomys fallax (Peters, 1852)

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Praomys Thomas, 1915 (Soft-furred Mice)

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Praomys coetzeei Van der Straeten, 2008 Praomys daltoni (Thomas, 1892) Praomys degraaffi Van der Straeten & Peterhans, 1999 Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910) Praomys hartwigi Eisentraut, 1968 Praomys jacksoni (de Winton, 1897) Praomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934) Praomys minor Hatt, 1934 Praomys rostratus (Miller, 1900) Praomys tullbergi (Thomas, 1894) Praomys verschureni (Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)

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Rattus Fischer, 1803 Rats)

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Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844 (or “Lineage II” of the R. rattus group; Aplin et al., 2011).

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Rhabdomys Thomas, 1916 (Four-striped Grass Mice)

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Rhabdomys bechuanae (Thomas, 1893) Rhabdomys chakae (Wroughton, 1905) Rhabdomys dilectus (De Winton, 1897) Rhabdomys intermedius (Wroughton, 1905) Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784)

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Stenocephalemys Frick, 1914 (Ethiopian Rats)

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Stenocephalemys albipes (Ruppell, 1842) Stenocephalemys albocaudata Frick, 1914 Stenocephalomys griseicauda F. Petter, 1972 Stenocephalemys ruppi (Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1983)

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Stochomys Thomas, 1926 (Target Rat)

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Stochomys longicaudatus (Tullberg, 1893)

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Thallomys Thomas, 1920 (Acacia Rats or Tree Rats)

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Thallomys loringi (Heller, 1909) Thallomys nigricauda Thomas, 1882 Thallomys paedulcus (Sundevall, 1846) Thallomys shortridgei Thomas and Hinton, 1923

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Thamnomys Thomas, 1907 (Thicket Rats)

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Thamnomys kempi Dollman, 1911 Thamnomys major Hatt, 1934 Thamnomys schoutedeni Hatt, 1934 Thamnomys venustus Thomas, 1907

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Zelotomys Osgood, 1910 (Broad-headed Mice)

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Zelotomys hildegardeae (Thomas, 1902) Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann, 1906)

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