Montemys delectorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: 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: Montemys
Species:

Holotype: BMNH 10.9.21.3, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Mlanji Plateau, S. Nyasa [= Nyasaland,] [Malawi]. Alt. 5500’ [= 1675 m]”.

Epimys delectorum Thomas, 1910: 430 [original combination]
Praomys delectorum: Thomas, 1926: 178 [name combination]
Praomys jacksoni delectorum: G. M. Allen, 1939: 410 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
Rattus [(Praomys)] tullbergi delectorum: Ellerman, 1941 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
Rattus (Praomys) morio delectorum: Ansell, 1957: 546 [name combination, reduce to subspecies rank]
Praomys delectorum: Davis, 1965: 131 [name combination, restaured to species rank]

Thomas O. 1910. New African mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 6: 426–432.
Thomas, O. 1926. The generic position of certain African Muridae, hitherto referred to Aethomys and Praomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 9, 17: 174–179.
Allen, G.M. 1939. A checklist of African mammals. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 83: 1–763.
Ansell, W.F.H. 1957. Some mammals from Northern Rhodesia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12: 529–550.
Ellerman, J.R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume II. Family Muridae. London: British Museum (Natural History).
Davis, D.H.S. 1965. Classification problems of African Muridae. Zoologica Africana 1: 121–145.

Carleton, M.D. & Stanley, W.T. 2012. Species limits within the Praomys delectorum group (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae) of East Africa: a morphometric reassessment and biogeographical implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165(2): 420-469. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00817.x Reference page.

Montemys delectorum in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Montemys delectorum (Least Concern)