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Epimys (Mastomys)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

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

It was reranked as Epimys (Mastomys) by Thomas (1915).

It was assigned to Epimys by Thomas (1915); and to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mastomys Thomas
1915Epimys (Mastomys) Thomas p. 478
1997Mastomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—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
subfamilyMurinae
genusEpimysFischer 1803
subgenusMastomys(Thomas 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.

Subg. Epimys (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 dwellingg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:53:50
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:53:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, 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 Mastomys sp. (21510)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Mastomys cinereus (32050)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Mastomys minor (21546)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania Mastomys cinereus (21798 21799)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Mastomys minor (21545 21625 21632 21681 22039)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania Mastomys cinereus (21804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Zambia Mastomys natalensis (68339)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Mastomys natalensis (21974)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Mastomys natalensis (21915)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Mastomys natalensis (21949)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Mastomys sp. (22064)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Zambia Mastomys natalensis (68340 68341 68342)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Rwanda Mastomys sp. (129898)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Namaqualand) Mastomys sp. (51187)