Cricetomys gambianus

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 gambianus

Name

Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840: 2

Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.24.136, ♀.
Type locality: “from the river Gambia”.

References

Primary references

Waterhouse, G.R. 1840. [Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a new species of Rodent from the river Gambia]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8(1): 1–3. BHL Reference page.

Links

Kennerley, R. 2023. IUCN: Cricetomys gambianus (Least Concern) (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T112169507A243173564. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T112169507A243173564.en. Accessed on 03 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Hausa: Gafiya
Nederlands: Gambiahamsterrat
polski: Wielkoszczur
Türkçe: Dev avurdu keseli fare

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