Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911

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 : 1197

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Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911
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Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911 View in CoL

Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 8: 125.

Type Locality: Kenya, Chanler Falls, N Guaso Nyiro.

Vernacular Names: Kemp's Spiny Mouse.

Synonyms: Acomys (Acomys) montanus Heller 1914 ; Acomys (Acomys) pulchellus Dollman 1911 .

Distribution: S Ethiopia, S Somalia, Kenya and NE Tanzania (samples in FMNH and USNM); also see Bates (1994); limits unknown.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Acomys . Originally described by Dollman as a subspecies of A. ignitus and listed that way by Ellerman (1941) and Hollister (1919), but considered a subspecies of A. cahirinus by Setzer (1975). Treated as a species by Janecek et al. (1991) with closest evolutionary ties to A. cahirinus . The morphological characteristics and geographic range of kempi may represent the eastern segment of A. cineraceus . Hollister (1919) correctly explained why pulchellus is a synonym of A. kempi ; we include montanus based upon our studies.

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Acomys

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Acomys (Acomys) kempi Dollman 1911

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
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Acomys (Acomys) kempi

Dollman 1911: 125
1911
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