Mus proconodon
Rhoads, 1896
Ethiopian Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Murini |
| Genus | : Mus |
| Subgenus | : Nannomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Rhoads, S.N. 1896-12-08. Mammals collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith during His expedition to Lake Rudolf, Africa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 48:517-546.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675940Original name as described
Mus (Pseudoconomys) proconodon
Type material
ANSP 3880
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Sheikh Husein, Western Somaliland [= Ethiopia], Africa"
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
Taxonomy notes
split from M. setulosus
Taxonomy notes citation
Bryja, J., Mikula, O., Šumbera, R., Meheretu, Y., Aghová, T., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Mazoch, V., Oguge, N., Mbau, J.S., Welegerima, K., Amundala, N., Colyn, M., Leirs, H. and Verheyen, E. 2014. Pan-African phylogeny of Mus (subgenus Nannomys) reveals one of the most successful mammal radiations in Africa. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14(1):256. doi:10.1186/s12862-014-0256-2
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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