Stochomys longicaudatus (Tullberg 1893)

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 : 1502

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scientific name	Stochomys longicaudatus (Tullberg 1893)
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[Dasymys] longicaudatus Tullberg 1893 , Nova Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Uppsala, ser. 3, 16: 36.

Type Locality: Cameroon.

Vernacular Names: Target Rat.

Synonyms: Stochomys hypoleucus (Pucheran 1855) ; Stochomys ituricus ( Thomas 1915) ; Stochomys sebastianus (De Winton 1897) .

Distribution: Tropical evergreen forest; recorded from Togo, S Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Dem. Rep. Congo, and Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rosevear (1969) described the historical allocations of longicaudatus to Aethomys , Dasymys , Epimys , Mus , Rattus , and Stochomys . Morphometric analyses, which resulted in distinguishing two distinct subspecies, reported by Van der Straeten (1984).