IRMNG - Praomys Thomas, 1915

IRMNG taxon details

Praomys Thomas, 1915

IRMNG_ID

1022171 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1022171)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Muridae Illiger, 1811

Synonymised names

Berberomys Jaeger, 1975 · unaccepted

Direct children (11)

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Species Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)
Species Praomys hartwigi Eisentraut, 1968
Species Praomys jacksoni (de Winton, 1897)
Species Praomys minor Hatt, 1934
Species Praomys misonnei Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1987
Species Praomys montis
Species Praomys morio (Trouessart, 1881)
Species Praomys mutoni (Van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990)
Species Praomys peromyscus
Species Praomys rostratus (Miller, 1900)
Species Praomys tullbergi (Thomas, 1894)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) 16
page(s): 477 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark From Wilson & Reeder, 2005: "Myomyscus (or Myomys), Mastomys, and Hylomyscus have been united with Praomys as subgenera (D....

Taxonomic remark From Wilson & Reeder, 2005: "Myomyscus (or Myomys), Mastomys, and Hylomyscus have been united with Praomys as subgenera (D. H. S. Davis, 1965; Misonne, 1974), but are treated as separate genera here.". [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Praomys Thomas, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022171 on 2025-03-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (8)
Notes (2)

original description Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) 16
page(s): 477 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 [details]

verified source for family Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

extant flag source SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

Unreviewed

Type species as cited Epimys tullbergi Thomas, 1894. [details]