Steatomys krebsii Peters 1852

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 944

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scientific name

Steatomys krebsii Peters 1852
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Steatomys krebsii Peters 1852 View in CoL

Steatomys krebsii Peters 1852 View in CoL , Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 165.

Type Locality: South Africa, Kaffraria.

Vernacular Names: Kreb's African Fat Mouse.

Synonyms: Steatomys angolensis Hill and Carter 1937 ; Steatomys bensoni Ansell 1958 ; Steatomys bradleyi Hill and Carter 1937 ; Steatomys chiversi Roberts 1931 ; Steatomys mariae Ansell 1958 ; Steatomys orangiae Roberts 1929 ; Steatomys pentonyx (Sclater 1899) ; Steatomys tongensis Roberts 1931 ; Steatomys transvaalensis Roberts 1929 .

Distribution: Patchy distribution in Southern African Subregion—C and SW Angola ( Crawford-Cabral, 1998), NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip and vicinity; specimens in USNM), N Botswana ( Smithers, 1971), W Zambia ( Ansell, 1978), and South Africa (Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provs., E Free State, Northwest Prov., and NW KwaZulu-Natal).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A distinctive small-bodied species with a long tail and small hind feet; reviewed by Coetzee (1977 a), Meester et al. (1986), and Ansell (1978). The holotypes of angolensis and bradleyi (in AMNH) are unproblematic examples of S. krebsii . Populations in KwaZulu-Natal Prov., E South Africa, reviewed by Taylor (1998), who transferred tongensis from S. parvus to S. krebsii . De Graaff (1997 hh) mapped the spotty distribution but suspected that it reflected lack of focused collection.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Nesomyidae

Genus

Steatomys

Loc

Steatomys krebsii Peters 1852

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Steatomys krebsii

Peters 1852: 165
1852
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