Petromus typicus

A. Smith, 1831

Noki

Also as Dassie Rat, Rock Rat.
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Location:South Africa, Northern Cape, Goegap Nature ReserveDate taken:14 August 2009Description:Also as Dassie Rat, Rock Rat.

Distribution :

W South Africa, Namibia, to SW Angola.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2512

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Phiomorpha
Family: Petromuridae
Genus: Petromus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1831-10. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. South African Quarterly Journal (1)5:9-24.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969310

Original name as described

Petromus typicus

Other common names

Dassie Rat · Rock Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.28.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6220c9e3-e9b1-413a-9aad-3dd4ed042381

Type locality

"mountains of Little Namaqualand, " Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001292

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 28 names and synonyms.

Petromus typicus

A. Smith, 1831

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.28.1

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

the mountains of Little Namaqualand

Type locality

South Africa: Northern Cape.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6220c9e3-e9b1-413a-9aad-3dd4ed042381

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969310

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Smith (1831:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67803)
Allen (1939:437, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Shortridge (1942:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
Roberts (1946:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
Lundholm (1955:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Swanepoel, Smithers & Rautenbach (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56955)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Woods (1993:774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Happold (2013:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16776/22240649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petromys typicus:

A. Smith, 1840

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577777

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1840:pl. 20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67644)
Wagner (1843:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38189)
Murray (1866:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Trouessart (1897:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:497, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Roberts (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Shortridge (1934:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Bradfield (1936:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38227)
Roberts (1938:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

Petromys typicus tropicalis

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1925

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.225

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Damaraland and Great Namaqualand. Type from Karibib, just north of the tropic of Capricorn. 3842'.

Type locality

Namibia: 21°56′8″S, 15°51′24″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6e1b2a2-a267-48e3-96c6-a7ff913fcd48

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Petromys cunealis

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

cunealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.208

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cunene Falls, N.W. Ovamboland. 3350'.

Type locality

Namibia.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a3f567ea-2886-4df6-865d-0859f1220627

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1929:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
Shortridge (1934:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Roberts (1938:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

Petromys typicus typicus:

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

329

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Petromys Typicus Marjoriae

Bradfield, 1936

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

marjoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Khan River

Type locality

Namibia.

Authority page

131

Authority publication

The Auk

Name usages

Bradfield (1936:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38227)

Petromys typicus ausensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

ausensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7961

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Aus, South-West Africa

Type locality

Namibia.

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1938:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

Petromys typicus barbiensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

barbiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7957

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Barby farm, Helmeringshausen, South-West Africa

Type locality

Namibia.

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1938:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

Petromys cunealis guinasensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

guinasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7931

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Guinas, Tsumeb District, South-West Africa

Type locality

Namibia.

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1938:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

Petromys typicus kobosensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

kobosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7950

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kobos, 45 miles south-west of Rehoboth, South-West Africa

Type locality

Namibia.

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1938:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)

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