Saccostomus mearnsi Heller 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 934

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scientific name	Saccostomus mearnsi Heller 1910
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Saccostomus mearnsi Heller 1910 , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 54: 3.

Type Locality: Kenya, Coast Prov., Changamwe.

Vernacular Names: East African Pouched Mouse.

Synonyms: Saccostomus isiolae Heller 1912 ; Saccostomus umbriventer Miller 1910 .

Distribution: Extreme S Ethiopia and S Somalia, through E Uganda and Kenya, to NE Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Perhaps also a species complex as suggested by newly reported karyotypic, cranial, and genetic variation ( Corti et al., 2004; Fadda et al., 2001 b).