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Steatomys jacksoni Hayman, 1936

Jackson's Fat Mouse

Authority citation: Hayman, R.W. 1936-04. On a collection of mammals from the Gold Coast. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1935(4):915-937.

Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1935.tb06271.x

Original name as described: Steatomys jacksoni

Nominal names: jacksoni Hayman, 1936

Other common names: Jackson's African Fat Mouse


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Nesomyidae -- Subfamily: Dendromurinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1935.1.30.157

Type locality: Wenchi, Ashanti, Ghana.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Ghana (GHA) | Nigeria (NGA)

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:


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