Acomys dimidiatus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Arabian Spiny Mouse

Acomys dimidiatus homericus. Also as Eastern Spiny Mouse.
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Location:United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Breeding Center for Arabian WildlifeDate taken:Dec 12, 2010

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4852

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

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1827. [Heft 5, pl. 11-13]. Pp. 33–38 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140624 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140625

Original name as described

Mus dimidiatus

Other common names

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4321

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Sinai, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Oman · Yemen · United Arab Emirates · Iran · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002849

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.

Total: 17 names and synonyms.

mus dimidiatus

(Anonymous, 1825)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dimidiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1018

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=UGIsAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1018

Authority publication

Iris

Name usages

Anonymous (1825:1018, https://books.google.com/books?id=UGIsAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68862)

Mus hispidus

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497096

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Brants (1827:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35204)
  2. Fischer (1829:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus dimidiatus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dimidiatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4321

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

37, pl. 13 (fig. a)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140624 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140625

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Wagler (1830:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  2. Wagner (1839:298-299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69194)
  3. Wagner (1840:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69196)

Mus megalotis

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Muridae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 37 fig. 2 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374137

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Acanthomys hispidus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Acomys dimidiatus

Giebel, 1855

Family

Muridae

Root name

dimidiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548725

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:534, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Fitzinger (1867:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  4. Rochebrune (1883:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  5. Yerbury & Thomas (1895:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30983553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15197)
  6. Trouessart (1897:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  7. Thomas (1904:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16538)
  8. Trouessart (1904:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  9. Bate (1906:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14204)
  10. Flower (1932:414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)
  11. Allen (1939:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  12. Ellerman (1941:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
  13. Sanborn & Hoogstraal (1953:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15415)
  14. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  15. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136471/115208221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acanthomys dimidiatus

(W. H. Flower & Lydekker, 1891)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dimidiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

477

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965692

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Flower & Lydekker (1891:477, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)

Acomys flavidus

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Muridae

Root name

flavidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.11.1.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/078c755e-2bf4-4784-b186-399cb44fb119 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/513c62d7-6102-4dc8-8857-1316d57928a8

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5453981

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Acomys dimidiatus homericus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

homericus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.11.6.77

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

173

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Ellerman (1941:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
  2. Sanborn & Hoogstraal (1953:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15415)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys dimidiatus dimidiatus

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

dimidiatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410592

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

  1. Ellerman (1941:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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