Aethomys stannarius (Thomas 1913)

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 : 1257

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scientific name	Aethomys stannarius (Thomas 1913)
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[Aethomys] stannarius (Thomas 1913) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 11: 482.

Type Locality: N Nigeria, Bauchi Province, Kabwir.

Vernacular Names: West African Aethomys.

Distribution: N Nigeria to W Cameroon.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: A West African endemic that was originally described as a species and recognized as such (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941; Rosevear, 1969), subsequently included in A. hindei as a subspecies ( Davis, 1975 b), then treated again as a distinctive species ( Denys and Tranier, 1992; Hutterer and Joger, 1982; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Rosevear (1969) provided an excellent and comprehensive description. Member of the murine fauna endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi ).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae
Genus	Aethomys