Stochomys longicaudatus (Tullberg 1893)

[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).