Monticolomys koopmani

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: Nesomyinae
Genus: Monticolomys
Species: Monticolomys koopmani

Name

Monticolomys koopmani Carleton & Goodman, 1996: 235

• Holotype: AMNH 100727, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Austin L. Rand on 24 May 1929.
• Type locality: “Madagascar, Antananarivo Province, Manjakatompo, ca. 19°20′S 47°26′E”.

References

Primary references

• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1996. Systematic Studies of Madagascar's Endemic Rodents (Muroidea: Nesomyinae): A New Genus and Species from the Central Highlands. Fieldiana Zoology 85: 231–256. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Kennerley, R. 2016. IUCN: Monticolomys koopmani  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136539A22233042. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136539A22233042.en. Accessed on 19 September 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Malagasy/Koopman’s Mountain Mouse