Acomys cahirinus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Northeast African Spiny Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Deomyinae
Genus : Acomys
Subgenus : Acomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803. Catalogue des Mammifères du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Privately published, Paris, 272 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/details/bsb10482289

Original name as described

Mus cahirinus

Other common names

Cairo Spiny Mouse · Egyptian Spiny Mouse · Greater Wilfred's Mouse · Western Saharan Spiny Mouse · Turkish Spiny Mouse · Crete Spiny Mouse · Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Type material

MNHN:type:354 (= MNHN "1224"), MNHN:type:354a (= MNHN "1225")

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Cairo, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Israel · Egypt · Libya · Sudan · Ethiopia · Eritrea · Djibouti · Cyprus · Turkey · Greece

Taxonomy notes

includes cilicicus, minous, and nesiotes based on recent genetic data

Taxonomy notes citation

Renaud, S., Hardouin, E. A., Chevret, P., Papayiannis, K., Lymberakis, P., Matur, F., ... & Mitsainas, G. P. (2020). Morphometrics and genetics highlight the complex history of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(3), 599-614.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002845

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus cahirinus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cahirinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN:type:354 (= MNHN "1224"), MNHN:type:354a (= MNHN "1225")

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Desmarest (1819:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60387)
  4. Muirhead (1819:439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  5. Hemprich (1820:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  6. Schinz (1821:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  7. Desmarest (1822:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  8. Lesson (1827:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  9. Brants (1827:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497095) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35204)
  10. Fischer (1829:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  11. Wagler (1830:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  12. Cuvier (1833:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)
  13. Blyth (1840:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  14. Wagner (1840:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69196)

[Acomys] cahirinus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838

Family

Muridae

Root name

cahirinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

888

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514497

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1838:888, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68638)
  2. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1838:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13396148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68635)
  3. Lesson (1842:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Fitzinger (1867:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  6. Heuglin (1877:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  7. Noack (1891:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7780981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38509)
  8. Flower (1932:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)
  9. Setzer (1956:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  10. Ranck (1968:208, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34293)
  11. Osborn & Helmy (1980:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  13. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:504, 505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  14. Corbet & Hill (1991:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  15. Musser & Carleton (1993:565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  16. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  17. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  18. Happold (2013:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  19. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  23. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/263/115048396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys albigena

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Muridae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 987a (four specimens!), SMNS 987b

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876438

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

  1. Heuglin (1877:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  2. Setzer (1956:534, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys nubicus

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Muridae

Root name

nubicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876439

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

  1. Heuglin (1877:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys hunteri

de Winton, 1901

Family

Muridae

Root name

hunteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.8.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bdc41898-e1db-4b89-91cb-cc9f74facb00

Authority page

401 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268182

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16538)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys viator

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

viator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.4.72

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6ccb14a7-6567-40aa-bfd9-7a990d31e7f1

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543021

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Klaptocz (1909:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys sabryi

P. S. Kershaw, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.3.15.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66867883-0671-49bd-962d-ad47cc498cb7

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24252985

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys cahirinus hunteri

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

hunteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489221

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Osborn & Helmy (1980:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)

Acomys cahirinus viator

Ranck, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

viator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853722

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Ranck (1968:208, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34293)
  2. Osborn & Helmy (1980:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)

Acomys cahirinus cahirinus

D. J. Osborn & Helmy, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

cahirinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747532

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Osborn & Helmy (1980:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)

Acomys cahirinus helmyi

D. J. Osborn in D. J. Osborn & Helmy, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

helmyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:108279

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4c6ffd29-06ef-4353-8927-c1d5f59709e3

Authority page

308

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747537

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Osborn & Helmy (1980:308, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys cilicicus

Spitzenberger, 1978

Family

Muridae

Root name

cilicicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW 13196

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

444

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/264/22453458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys cilicius

Hutterer & G. Peters, 2010

Family

Muridae

Root name

cilicius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44942278

Authority publication

Bonn zoological Bulletin

Acomys dimidiatus minoüs

Bate, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

minous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.2.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85156502-a9bd-44f5-a48e-d671d771978c

Authority page

321

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207790

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Bate (1906:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14204)

Acomys minous

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

minous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

883

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422202

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:883, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/269/2789048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys nesiotes

Bate, 1903

Family

Muridae

Root name

nesiotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.4.37

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

565

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62876696

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/271/2789136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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