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Mastomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Mastomys was named by Thomas (1915). It is extant. Its type is Mus coucha.

It was assigned to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mastomys Thomas
1997Mastomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusMastomysThomas 1915

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mastomys Thomas 1915
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Mastomys coucha Smith 1834 [southern multimammate mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya M. sp. (21510)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) M. cinereus (32050)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia M. minor (21546)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania M. cinereus (21798 21799)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia M. minor (21545 21625 21632 21681 22039)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania M. cinereus (21804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Zambia M. natalensis (68339)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Tanzania M. natalensis (21974)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa M. natalensis (21915)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa M. natalensis (21949)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania M. sp. (22064)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Zambia M. natalensis (68340 68341 68342)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117South Africa (Namaqualand) M. sp. (51187)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Rwanda M. sp. (129898)