Cricetomys ansorgei

Cricetomys ansorgei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Cricetomyinae
Genus: Cricetomys
Species: Cricetomys ansorgei

Name

Cricetomys ansorgei Thomas, 1904: 412

• Holotype: BMNH 1904.4.9.91, adult ♂, collected by W.J. Ansorge on 9 June 1903.
• Type locality: “Pungo Andongo”.

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1904. On mammals from Northern Angola collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 13(78): 405–421. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. 2023. IUCN: Cricetomys ansorgei  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T112256552A243175763. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T112256552A243175763.en. Accessed on 04 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Giant Pouched Rat