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GBIF·2438792speciesAnimalia6 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familyMuridae
  6. ›genusMus
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Gounda Mouse

Mus goundae F.Petter & Genest, 1970

Also calledGounda-Zwergmaus (deu) · Souris de la Gounda (fra) · Souris naine de la Gounda (fra) · goundanhiiri (fin) · mysz nadrzeczna (pol) · Гоундская мышь (rus) · グンディハツカネズミ (jpn)

First described in: Mammalia vol.34 p.455

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Discussion: Subgenus Nannomys. F. Petter (1981 b) treated M. goundae as a species related to others in the M. sorella group, but the nature of that alliance remains unresolved (see account of M. sorella). Chromosomal data reported by Jotterand (1972).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

Distribution: Recorded only from the vicinity of the type locality (Jotterand, 1972); limits unknown.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

materials_examined

Type Locality: Central African Republic, vicinity of Gounda River (F. Petter, 1981 b, provided coordinates).

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

discussion

COMMENTS: Subgenus Nannomys. Petter (1981 b) treated goundae as a species related to others in the M. sorella group, but the nature of that relationship remains unresolved (see account of M. sorella). Chromosomal data were reported by Jotterand (1972).

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 2438792.