Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1520

Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906)

[Zelotomys] woosnami (Schwann 1906) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906: 108.

Type Locality: S Botswana, Molopo River.

Vernacular Names: Woosnam's Zelotomys.

Distribution: A Southern African Subregion endemic ranging from N South Africa (Northern Cape Province) through N and W Botswana ( Smithers, 1971) to E and N Namibia ( de Graaff, 1997 f; Skinner and Smithers, 1990).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Past taxonomic allocations (in Ochromys ) have been with Aethomys , Rattus , and Thallomys (D. H. S. Davis, 1965; Ellerman, 1941; Meester et al., 1986, and references therein). Graminivorous and carnivorous, terrestrial, nocturnal, and inhabiting arid savanna biome in southern Africa ( de Graaff, 1981; Mugo et al., 1995). Excellent reviews of distribution, ecology, and morphological traits provided by Skinner and Smithers (1990) and de Graaff (1981, 1997 f).