Nilopegamys plumbeus

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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Praomyini
Genus: Nilopegamys
Species: Nilopegamys plumbeus

Name

Nilopegamys plumbeus Osgood, 1928: 185

• Holotype: FMNH 28633, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected on 20 March 1927.
• Type locality: “small stream tributary of the Little Abbai, between Sakalla and Njabarra [= Enjibara, Injibarra], Gojam, Abyssinia [=Ethiopia]. Altitude 8500 ft [=2800 m]”.

References

Primary references

• Osgood, W.H. 1928. A new genus of aquatic rodents from Abyssinia. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 12(15): 185–189. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Dando, T. 2021. IUCN: Nilopegamys plumbeus  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T40766A22431448. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T40766A22431448.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Ethiopian Amphibious Rat