Cricetomys kivuensis
Lönnberg, 1917
Kivu Giant 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 | : Cricetomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Lönnberg, E. 1917. Mammals collected in central Africa by Captain E. Arrhenius. Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 58(2):1-110.
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Original name as described
Cricetomys gambianus kivuensis
Type material
NHRM (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Masisi, DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Uganda
Taxonomy notes
has been considered a synonym of C. emini, but it is considered distinct following recent publications
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
Not Evaluated
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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: 2 names and synonyms.
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