Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Beamys hindei Thomas, 1909
Also calledHamsterratte (deu) · Kleine Hamsterratte (deu) · Kleine Ostafrikanische (deu) · Langhalehamsterrotte (nob) · Petit Rat-hamster (fra) · Petit rat à abajoues (fra) · chomikoszczur długoogonowy (pol) · jugu (nya) · kenianhamstraajarotta (fin) · malawinhamstraajarotta (fin) · Треугольнохвостая крыса (rus) · جرذ الهامستر الصغير (ara) · ケニアホオブクロネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.4 p.108
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Karyotype reported (2 n = 52), distribution amplified, and natural history discussed by FitzGibbon et al. (1995); univariate analyses with small sample sizes suggest clinal variation along coastal Tanzania, not the existence of two species, but the matter of synonymy was left as inconclusive.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
distribution
Distribution: SE Kenya and E Tanzania (FitzGibbon et al., 1995: Fig. 1).
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
discussion
COMMENT: Includes major which was listed as a distinct species by Misonne, 1974, Part 6: 11; see Ansell, 1978: 76. After examining specimens of both, MDC would retain major as a separate species pending demonstration of conspecificity with hindei.
Order Rodentia (Part 3)
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: S. Kenya coast; Tanzania; Malawi; N. E. Zambia.
Order Rodentia (Part 3)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437732.