Thamnomys venustus Thomas 1907

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 : 1511

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scientific name	Thamnomys venustus Thomas 1907
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Thamnomys venustus Thomas 1907 View in CoL

Thamnomys venustus Thomas 1907 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 19: 122.

Type Locality: Uganda, Mubuku Valley, Ruwenzori East, 7000 ft (2134 m); see G. M. Allen and Loveridge (1942) for details.

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Thamnomys.

Synonyms: Thamnomys kivuensis G. M. Allen and Loveridge 1942 ; Thamnomys schoutedeni Hatt 1934 .

Distribution: From lowlands of NE Dem Rep. Congo at Medje (617 m; specimens in AMNH) south through Ruwenzori Mtns of W Uganda (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942; Delany, 1975; Thomas, 1907 a; specimens in FMNH and MCZ) to the Kivu volcanos in E Dem. Rep. Congo (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942; specimens in MCZ), 600-2100 m; distributional limits unresolved.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: An appreciably smaller-bodied species than T. major (see that account) and recorded from a more expansive range and generally at lower altitudes. Both kivuensis (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942) and schoutedeni (Hatt, 1934) were described as a subspecies of T. venustus . Altitudinal distribution on Ugandan slopes of Ruwenzori Mtns reviewed by Kerbis Peterhans et al. (1998) and compared with distributions of entire small mammal fauna in those highlands.