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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