Acomys wilsoni

O. Thomas, 1892

Wilson's Spiny Mouse

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Location:Czech Republic, West Bohemia, Zoological and Botanical Park Pilsen (Plzen)Date taken:18 August 2007

Distribution :

S Sudan, S Ethiopia, S Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, and south to EC Tanzania; limits unknown.

Notes :

The species identification is uncertain. This individual may represent a different taxon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4848

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

Thomas, O. 1892-07-01. Description of a new species of Acomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)10(55):22.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658608

Original name as described

Acomys Wilsoni

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mombasa, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Kenya · Somalia · South Sudan · Tanzania · Uganda

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002865

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: 10 names and synonyms.

Acomys Wilsoni

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Muridae

Root name

wilsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mombasa

Type locality

Kenya: 4°3′2″S, 39°40′2″E.

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658608

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Matschie (1895:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
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)
Thomas (1910:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11491)
Dollman (1914:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Setzer (1956:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:505, 506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Happold (2013:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/276/113477310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acomys ablutus

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

ablutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Nyama Nyango, Eusso Nyiro. Altitude 3200 feet.

Type locality

Kenya.

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616920

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1911:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19731)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Acomys nubilus

Dollman, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

nubilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Magadi, South Masailand District, British East Africa

Type locality

Kenya: 1°54′1″S, 36°17′15″E.

Authority page

486

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616721

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Acomys wilsoni argillaceus

Hinton & P. S. Kershaw, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

argillaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.4.26.15

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mongalla

Type locality

South Sudan: 5°12′N, 31°46′12″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/275ebb13-4a71-47e5-a8e4-f6380aedfbfd

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687376

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Setzer (1956:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys wilsoni enid

St. Leger, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

enid

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.2.19.7

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Koliokwell River, Lake Rudolf, Uganda

Type locality

Kenya.

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys bovonei

De Beaux, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

bovonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Somalia Italiana merid., parte settentr. a circa 4° 35' l. b.: El Bur.

Type locality

Somalia: 4°41′6″N, 46°37′3″E.

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57855451

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Name usages

Allen (1939:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)

Acomys wilsoni ablutus:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

ablutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys wilsoni nubilus:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

nubilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Acomys wilsoni wilsoni:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

wilsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Ellerman (1941:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

boronei:

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

boronei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1200

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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