Thomas's Thamnomys
Thamnomys venustus Thomas, 1907
Also calledRat des fourrés charmant (fra) · Thamnomys de Thomas (fra) · Thomas-Dickichtratte (deu) · krysa houštinová (ces) · ugandantiheikkörotta (fin) · zarośloszczur powabny (pol) · Африканская мышь (rus) · トーマスヤマモリネズミ (jpn) · トーマスヤマモリマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.19 p.122
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: An appreciably smaller-bodied species than T. major (see that account) and recorded from a more expansive range and generally at lower altitudes. Both kivuensis (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942) and schoutedeni (Hatt, 1934) were described as a subspecies of T. venustus. Altitudinal distribution on Ugandan slopes of Ruwenzori Mtns reviewed by Kerbis Peterhans et al. (1998) and compared with distributions of entire small mammal fauna in those highlands.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: From lowlands of NE Dem Rep. Congo at Medje (617 m; specimens in AMNH) south through Ruwenzori Mtns of W Uganda (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942; Delany, 1975; Thomas, 1907 a; specimens in FMNH and MCZ) to the Kivu volcanos in E Dem. Rep. Congo (G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942; specimens in MCZ), 600 - 2100 m; distributional limits unresolved.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Uganda, Mubuku Valley, Ruwenzori East, 7000 ft (2134 m); see G. M. Allen and Loveridge (1942) for details.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Allen and Loveridge (1942) described kivuensis as a subspecies of T. venustus.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
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