Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1520

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11335751

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scientific name

Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906)
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Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906) View in CoL

[Zelotomys] woosnami (Schwann 1906) View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906: 108.

Type Locality: S Botswana, Molopo River.

Vernacular Names: Woosnam's Zelotomys.

Distribution: A Southern African Subregion endemic ranging from N South Africa (Northern Cape Province) through N and W Botswana ( Smithers, 1971) to E and N Namibia ( de Graaff, 1997 f; Skinner and Smithers, 1990).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Past taxonomic allocations (in Ochromys ) have been with Aethomys , Rattus , and Thallomys (D. H. S. Davis, 1965; Ellerman, 1941; Meester et al., 1986, and references therein). Graminivorous and carnivorous, terrestrial, nocturnal, and inhabiting arid savanna biome in southern Africa ( de Graaff, 1981; Mugo et al., 1995). Excellent reviews of distribution, ecology, and morphological traits provided by Skinner and Smithers (1990) and de Graaff (1981, 1997 f).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Zelotomys

Loc

Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann 1906)

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

[Zelotomys] woosnami (Schwann 1906)

Schwann 1906: 108
1906
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