Acomys russatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1840)

Golden Spiny Mouse

Side view of adult. Image on cover of Journal of Mammalogy 91(4)
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Location:Israel, Negev, Mizpe RamonDate taken:1 May 2004Description:Side view of adult. Image on cover of Journal of Mammalogy 91(4)

Distribution :

Egypt east of the Nile , S and E Sinai , Jordan, Israel , Saudi Arabia, N Yemen , and Oman.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1890

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

Wagner, J.A. 1840. Beschreibung einiger neuer Nager, welche auf der Reise des Herrn Hofraths v. Schubert gesammelt wurden, mit Bezugnahme auf einige andere verwandte Formen. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (mathematisch-physikalische Classe)3:173-218.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357241

Original name as described

Mus russatus

Type locality

Sinai, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Israel · Jordan · Oman · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Syria · Yemen

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002860

Country distribution map

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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: 9 names and synonyms.

Mus russatus

J. A. Wagner, 1840

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Sinai

Type locality

Egypt.

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357241

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wagner (1840:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11357241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69196)

Mus affinis

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Muridae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Original type locality

Egypt

Type locality

Egypt.

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729773

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Acomys russatus:

Giebel, 1855

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:534, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Trouessart (1897:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Flower (1932:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)
Allen (1939:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:616, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Osborn & Helmy (1980:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Happold (2013:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/273/22452593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys affinis:

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · nomennudum

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys russatus ægyptiacus

Bonhote, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Bonhote 306

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Desert near Cairo

Type locality

Egypt: 29°52′58″N, 31°18′19″E.

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854953

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Allen (1939:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Osborn & Helmy (1980:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys lewisi

S. I. Atallah, 1967

Family

Muridae

Root name

lewisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:99421

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

3 km NW Azraq-Shishan, Syrian Desert, Jordan

Type locality

Jordan: 31°51′6″N, 36°47′33″E.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=67879ed0-bafe-4f58-a13c-1ace234fcbca

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Acomys russatus harrisoni

S. I. Atallah, 1970

Family

Muridae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:104709

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Israel.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ada5c7cf-c263-4196-bdfd-afedb176ab4a

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, University of Connecticut

Name usages

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

Mus affinus:

Cockrum & Setzer, 1977

Family

Muridae

Root name

affinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

659

Authority publication

Mammalia

Acomys russatus russatus:

D. J. Osborn & Helmy, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747521

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Osborn & Helmy (1980:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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