Epimys (Mastomys) Thomas 1915 (rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Alternative spelling: Mastomys

Parent taxon: Epimys according to O. Thomas 1915

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Rattus exulans, Rattus flavipectus, Rattus latidens, Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus, Rattus sabanus, Epimys (Aethomys)

Subtaxa: Epimys (Mastomys) coucha Mastomys coucha

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Type: Mus coucha

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ethiopia (5 collections), Rwanda (1), South Africa (3), Tanzania (3), Zambia (4)

• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), Kenya (1), Tanzania (3)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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