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Steatomys pratensis (fat mouse)
Taxonomy
Steatomys pratensis was named by Peters (1846). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Steatomys pratensis Peters |
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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.
Steatomys pratensis Peters 1846 [fat mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Zambia | Steatomys pratensis (68339) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Steatomys pratensis (21824) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | South Africa | Steatomys pratensis (21949) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Zambia | Steatomys pratensis (68340 68341 68342) | |
| Holocene | South Africa (N. Transraal) | Steatomys pratensis (21693) |