Dollman's Thamnomys
Thamnomys kempi Dollman, 1911
Also calledKemp-Dickichtratte (deu) · Rat des fourrés de Kemp (fra) · Thamnomys de Kemp (fra) · kongontiheikkörotta (fin) · krysa Kempova (ces) · zarośloszczur górski (pol) · Мышь Кемпа (rus) · ドールマンヤマモリネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.8 p.658
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: The more than 30 specimens we examined indicate T. kempi should be treated as a species (G. M. Allen, 1939; Ellerman, 1941), not a subspecies of T. venustus (Misonne, 1974; Rahm, 1967). Thamnomys kempi is larger, with a longer skull and molar row (29.5 - 38.9 mm, 6.1 - 6.8 mm, respectively in T. kempi; 30.8 - 35.5 mm, 5.4 - 5.8 mm in T. venustus) and generally occurs at higher altitudes. Both are sympatric at Kibati (specimens in MCZ) and Irangi (R. Hutterer, in litt., 2002) in the Kivu highlands of E Dem. Rep. Congo.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Apparently endemic to Kivu and Virunga volcanos in E Dem. Rep. Congo (Dollman, 1911; Gyldenstolpe, 1928; Hatt, 1934; Rahm, 1967; specimens in AMNH, MCZ, USNM), SW Uganda (specimens in FMNH, MCZ, USNM), W Rwanda (Elbl et al., 1966; specimens in USNM), and E Burundi (specimens in FMNH); 1670 - 3900 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: E Dem. Rep. Congo, Nord-Kivu Province, Buhamba, near Lake Kivu, 6000 ft (1830 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: A distinctive species as listed by Allen (1939) and Ellerman (1941), not a subspecies of T. venustus. Both species are sympatric at Kibati in E Zaire (documented by specimens in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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