Kemp's Spiny Mouse
Acomys kempi Dollman, 1911
Also calledAcomys de Kemp (fra) · Kemp-Stachelmaus (deu) · Rat épineux de Kemp (fra) · Souris épineuse de Kemp (fra) · bodlinatka Kempova (ces) · kenianokahiiri (fin) · kolcomysz sawannowa (pol) · Иглистая мышь Кемпа (rus) · ケンプトゲマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.8 p.125
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Acomys. Originally described by Dollman as a subspecies of A. ignitus and listed that way by Ellerman (1941) and Hollister (1919), but considered a subspecies of A. cahirinus by Setzer (1975). Treated as a species by Janecek et al. (1991) with closest evolutionary ties to A. cahirinus. The morphological characteristics and geographic range of kempi may represent the eastern segment of A. cineraceus. Hollister (1919) correctly explained why pulchellus is a synonym of A. kempi; we include montanus based upon our studies.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: S Ethiopia, S Somalia, Kenya and NE Tanzania (samples in FMNH and USNM); also see Bates (1994); limits unknown.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Acomys. Originally described by Dollman as a subspecies of A. ignitus and listed that way by Ellerman (1941) and Hollister (1919), but considered a subspecies of A. cahirinus by Setzer (1975). Treated as a species by Janecek et al. (1991) with closest evolutionary ties to A. cahirinus. The morphological characteristics and geographic range of kempi may represent the estern segment of A. cineraceus. Hollister (1919) correctly explained why pulchellus is a synonym of A. kempi; we include montanus based on our studies.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: S Somalia, Kenya and NE Tanzania (samples in the Field Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Natural History); limits unknown.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438255.