Beamys hindei
O. Thomas, 1909
Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily | : Cricetomyinae |
| Tribe | : Cricetomyini |
| Genus | : Beamys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1909-08-01. New African small mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(20):98-112.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Beamys hindei
Other common names
Hinde's Pouched Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1909.6.12.23
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Taveta, Coast region [= Kenya], British East Africa. Alt. 2000' [= 610 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
has included B. major, but most recently publications recognize it as a distinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
Monadjem, A., Taylor, P.J., Denys, C. and Cotterill, F.P.D. 2015. Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1092 pp. doi:10.1515/9783110301915
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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: 1 name and synonym.
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