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Praomys (African soft-furred rat)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Praomys was named by Thomas (1915). It is extant.

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

It was assigned to Epimys by Thomas (1915); and to Muridae by Geraads (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Praomys Thomas
1915Epimys (Praomys) Thomas p. 478
1998Praomys Geraads

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—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
genusPraomysThomas 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. Praomys Thomas 1915 [African soft-furred rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Morocco Praomys sp. (34366)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Praomys sp. (22339 22341 22353)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Praomys skouri (32054)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Praomys sp. (21773 21783)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Praomys sp. (22333 22334)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Morocco Praomys sp. (34286)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Morocco Praomys darelbeidae (34331)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Algeria Praomys eghrisae (22587 22589 22590 22591)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Praomys minor (22628)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Praomys darelbeidae (34330) Praomys sp. (34287)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Praomys sp. (196971)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Praomys natalensis (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Praomys natalensis (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Praomys natalensis (208786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Praomys jacksoni (21959)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cote D'Ivoire Praomys ingoldbyi, Praomys tullbergi (21692)