Praomys minor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Cladus: Gliriformes
Grandordo: Glires
Mirordo: Simplicidentata
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Supramyomorpha
Infraordo: Myomorphi
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Praomyini
Genus: Praomys
Species: Praomys minor

Name

Praomys minor Hatt, 1934

  • Holotype: AMNH 86816, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by James P. Chapin on 31 July 1930.
  • Type locality: “Lukolela, middle Congo”.

Combinations

  • Praomys jacksoni minor Hatt, 1934: 11 [Original combination]
  • Praomys tullbergi minor Petter, 1975: 52 [subsequent combination]
  • Praomys minor van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Hatt, R.T. 1934. Fourteen hitherto unrecognized African rodents. American Museum Novitates 708: 1–15. hdl: 2246/4498 Reference page. 
  • Van der Straeten, E. & Dudu, A.M. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73–83 in Peters, G. & Hutterer, R. (ed.). Vertebrates in the Tropics. Alexander Koenig Zoological Research Institute and Zoological Museum: Bonn. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Least Soft-furred Mouse
This article is issued from Wikimedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.