Mus (Nannomys) sorella Thomas 1909

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 : 1408

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Mus (Nannomys) sorella Thomas 1909
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Mus (Nannomys) sorella Thomas 1909 View in CoL

Mus (Nannomys) sorella Thomas 1909 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 548.

Type Locality: W Kenya, Mt Elgon, Kirui, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Mouse.

Synonyms: Mus (Nannomys) acholi Heller 1911 ; Mus (Nannomys) wamae Heller 1911 .

Distribution: Documented by specimens from E Cameroon, EC Angola, NE and SE Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and N Tanzania (F. Petter, 1981 b; Verheyen, 1965 a; specimens examined in AMNH, BMNH, CM, and USNM); range limits unresolved.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Nannomys . Closest relatives are M. baoulei , M. goundae , M. neavei , and M. oubanguii ; F. Petter (1981 b) placed these (except M. baoulei ) together in the M. sorella group. He also recognized wamae and acholi as species in the sorella complex, but after examining holotypes and other specimens we agree with Verheyen (1965 a), who united them with M. sorella . There are at least two morphologically distinct species in the group, M. sorella and M. neavei (see that account), but the nature of their phylogenetic relationship to other forms in this complex needs to be assessed by critical systematic review. Reidentification of museum specimens might also help resolve boundaries of geographic ranges. The specimens from Angola, for example, were originally identified by Hill and Carter (1941) as M. bella . The southern African range mapped by de Graaff (1997 m) reflects M. neavi and not M. sorella .

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

CM

Chongqing Museum

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Mus

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Mus (Nannomys) sorella Thomas 1909

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Mus (Nannomys) sorella

Thomas 1909: 548
1909
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