Stenocephalemys albipes

(Rüppell, 1842)

White-footed Ethiopian Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Praomyini
Genus: Stenocephalemys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rüppell, E. 1842. Säugethiere aus der Ordnung der Nager, beobachtet im nordöstlichen Africa. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(2):91-116.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45886770

Original name as described

Mus albipes

Other common names

Ethiopian White-footed Mouse · White-footed Stenocephalemys

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4320

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Massaua [= Massawa], " Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Eritrea · Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003493

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: 10 names and synonyms.

Mus albipes

Rüppell, 1842

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4320

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Dieses Thier ist die gewöhnliche Hausratte zu Massaua und an der abyssinischen Küste, wo sie durch Gefrässigkeit grossen Schaden anrichtet. Westlich von Massaua in den Bergen um das Thal Modat, und am Nil in Nubien bei Dongola und Ambukol sammelte ich eine Varietät dieser Ratte ein

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45886770

Authority publication

Museum Senckenbergianum

Name usages

Giebel (1855:563, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Heuglin (1877:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
Trouessart (1897:481, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Thomas (1903:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16362)
Thomas (1904:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16538)
Trouessart (1904:374, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Rattus albipes:

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Mus leucopus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

leucopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Original type locality

Afr. Abyssinien, Massaua, Schoa, Ost-Sudan, Nubien.

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus albipes, var. minor

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Muridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid · preoccupied

Original type locality

Von Rüppell im Modat-Thal und in Nubien gefunden. Kommt auch in Schowa vor.

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876435

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

Heuglin (1877:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys rufidorsalis alettensis

C. Frick, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

alettensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 3435

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Aletta, Sidamo, Southern Abyssinia, altitude 6, 000 feet.

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781467

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

Frick (1914:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31025)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys rufidorsalis ankoberensis

C. Frick, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

ankoberensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 3513

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Ankober, Shoa, Abyssinia, altitude 7, 500 feet.

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781468

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

Frick (1914:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31025)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myomys albipes:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782301

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:404, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Musser & Carleton (1993:630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Myomys albipes albipes:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782301

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:404, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Praomys albipes:

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

524

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489202

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:524, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)

Stenocephalemys albipes:

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Happold (2013:549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45093/22429100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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