Authority citation: Noack, T. 1887-05-07. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethier-Fauna von Ost- und Central-Afrika. Nach Sammlungen und Aufzeichnungen des verstorbenen Dr. Richard Böhm. Zoologische Jahrbücher 2(2):193-302.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356268
Original name as described: Mus kaiseri
Nominal names: kaiseri (Noack, 1887) | walambae (Wroughton, 1907) | manteufeli (Matschie, 1911) | pedester (O. Thomas, 1911) | amalae (Dollman, 1914) | turneri (E. Heller, 1914) | hintoni Hatt, 1934 | vernayi J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937
Other common names: Kaiser's Aethomys|Kaiser's Veld Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Arvicanthini
Type locality: "Mpala (Marunga)," DR Congo.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Uganda (UGA) | Kenya (KEN) | Rwanda (RWA) | Burundi (BDI) | Tanzania (TZA) | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Angola (AGO) | Zambia (ZMB) | Malawi (MWI)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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