Mammals of Africa. Volume III, Rodents, hares and rabbits / edited by David C. D. Happold ; colour and pencil illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon ; pen and illustrations by Meredith Happold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Happold, D. C. D., editor.

Kingdon, Jonathan, illustrator.

Happold, Meredith, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodents--Africa.

Rodents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (785 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Summary:

A major new series of handbooks.

Contents:

Mammals of Africa Volume III

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Series Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements for Volume III

Mammals of Africa: An Introduction and Guide

ORDER RODENTIA Rodents

FAMILY SCIURIDAE Squirrels

GENUS Allosciurus Slender-tailed Squirrel

Allosciurus aubinnii Slender-tailed Squirrel (Aubinn's Squirrel)

GENUS Atlantoxerus Barbary Ground Squirrel

Atlantoxerus getulus Barbary Ground Squirrel

GENUS Epixerus Western Palm Squirrel

Epixerus ebii Western Palm Squirrel

GENUS Funisciurus Rope Squirrels

Funisciurus anerythrus Thomas's Rope Squirrel (Redless Tree Squirrel)

Funisciurus bayonii Lunda Rope Squirrel

Funisciurus carruthersi - Carruthers's Rope Squirrel (Carruthers's Mountain Squirrel)

Funisciurus congicus Congo Rope Squirrel (Striped Tree Squirrel)

Funisciurus duchaillui du Chaillu's Rope Squirrel

Funisciurus isabella Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel

Funisciurus lemniscatus Ribboned Rope Squirrel

Funisciurus leucogenys Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel

Funisciurus pyrropus Fire-footed Rope Squirrel (Red-legged Rope Squirrel)

Funisciurus substriatus Kintampo Rope Squirrel

GENUS Heliosciurus Sun Squirrels

Heliosciurus gambianus Gambian Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus mutabilis Mutable Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus punctatus Punctate Sun Squirrel (Small Sun Squirrel)

Heliosciurus rufobrachium Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii Rwenzori Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus undulatus Zanj Sun Squirrel

GENUS Myosciurus African Pygmy Squirrel

Myosciurus pumilio African Pygmy Squirrel

GENUS Paraxerus Bush Squirrels

Paraxerus alexandri Alexander's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus boehmi Boehm's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cooperi Cooper's Bush Squirrel (Cooper's Mountain Squirrel)

Paraxerus flavovittis Striped Bush Squirrel.

Paraxerus lucifer Black-and-red Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus ochraceus Ochre Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus palliatus Red Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus poensis Green Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus vexillarius Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus vincenti Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Selinda Mountain Squirrel)

GENUS Protoxerus Forest Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri Forest Giant Squirrel (African Giant Squirrel)

GENUS Sciurus Squirrels

Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel

GENUS Xerus Ground Squirrels

Xerus erythropus Striped Ground Squirrel (African Ground Squirrel, West African Ground Squirrel, Geoffrey's Ground Squirrel)

Xerus inauris Cape Ground Squirrel (South African Ground Squirrel)

Xerus princeps Damara Ground Squirrel (Mountain Ground Squirrel, Kaokoveld Ground Squirrel)

Xerus rutilus Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Pallid Ground Squirrel)

FAMILY GLIRIDAE Dormice

GENUS Eliomys Garden Dormice

Eliomys melanurus Large-eared Garden Dormouse

Eliomys munbyanus Maghreb Garden Dormouse

GENUS Graphiurus African Dormice

Graphiurus angolensis Angolan African Dormouse

Graphiurus christyi Christy's African Dormouse

Graphiurus crassicaudatus Thick-tailed African Dormouse

Graphiurus johnstoni Johnston's African Dormouse

Graphiurus kelleni Kellen's African Dormouse

Graphiurus lorraineus Lorraine's African Dormouse

Graphiurus microtis Noack's African Dormouse

Graphiurus monardi Monard's African Dormouse

Graphiurus murinus Forest African Dormouse

Graphiurus nagtglasii Nagtglas's African Dormouse

Graphiurus ocularis Spectacled African Dormouse (Namtap)

Graphiurus platyops Flat-headed African Dormouse

Graphiurus rupicola Rupicolous African Dormouse

Graphiurus surdus Short-eared African Dormouse

FAMILY DIPODIDAE Jerboas

GENUS Allactaga Jerboas

Allactaga tetradactyla Four-toed Jerboa.

GENUS Jaculus Jerboas

Jaculus jaculus Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus orientalis Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Oriental Jerboa)

FAMILY SPALACIDAE Blind Mole-rats, African Root-rats, Zokors and Bamboo-rats

SUBFAMILY SPALACINAE Mole-rats

GENUS Spalax Mole-rats

Spalax ehrenbergi Middle East Blind Mole-rat (Ehrenberg's Mole-rat)

SUBFAMILY TACHYORYCTINAE African Root-rats

GENUS Tachyoryctes Root-rats

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Giant Root-rat (Giant Mole-rat)

Tachyoryctes splendens African Root-rat

FAMILY NESOMYIDAE Pouched Rats and Mice, Swamp Mouse, Climbing Mice, Large-eared Mouse, Fat Mice, White-tailed Rat and Rock Mice

SUBFAMILY CRICETOMYINAE Pouched Rats and Pouched Mice

GENUS Beamys Long-tailed Pouched Rat

Beamys hindei Long-tailed Pouched Rat

GENUS Cricetomys Giant Pouched Rats

Cricetomys emini Emin's Giant Pouched Rat (Forest Giant Pouched Rat)

Cricetomys gambianus Gambian Giant Pouched Rat

GENUS Saccostomus Pouched Mice

Saccostomus campestris Cape Pouched Mouse (Southern African Pouched Mouse)

Saccostomus mearnsi Mearns's Pouched Mouse (East African Pouched Mouse)

SUBFAMILY DELANYMYINAE Delany's Swamp Mouse

GENUS Delanymys Delany's Swamp Mouse

Delanymys brooksi Delany's Swamp Mouse

SUBFAMILY DENDROMURINAE African Climbing Mice

GENUS Dendromus African Climbing Mice

Dendromus insignis Montane African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus kahuziensis Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus lovati Lovat's African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus melanotis Grey African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus mesomelas Brants's African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus messorius Banana African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus mystacalis Chestnut African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus nyasae (kivu) Kivu African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus nyikae Nyika African Climbing Mouse.

Dendromus oreas Cameroon African Climbing Mouse

Dendromus vernayi Vernay's African Climbing Mouse

GENUS Dendroprionomys Velvet Climbing Mouse

Dendroprionomys rousseloti Velvet Climbing Mouse (Congo Tree Mouse)

GENUS Malacothrix Long-eared Mouse

Malacothrix typica Long-eared Mouse

GENUS Megadendromus Bale Mouse

Megadendromus nikolausi Bale Mouse (Nikolaus's African Climbing Mouse, Giant Climbing Mouse)

GENUS Prionomys Bates's Climbing Mouse

Prionomys batesi Bates's Climbing Mouse (Dollman's Tree Mouse)

GENUS Steatomys Fat Mice

Steatomys bocagei Bocage's Fat Mouse

Steatomys caurinus North-western Fat Mouse

Steatomys cuppedius Dainty Fat Mouse

Steatomys jacksoni Jackson's Fat Mouse

Steatomys krebsii Krebs's Fat Mouse

Steatomys opimus Pousargues's Fat Mouse

Steatomys parvus Tiny Fat Mouse

Steatomys pratensis Common Fat Mouse

SUBFAMILY MYSTROMYINAE White-tailed Rat

GENUS Mystromys African White-tailed Rat

Mystromys albicaudatus African White-tailed Rat (Southern African Hamster)

SUBFAMILY PETROMYSCINAE Pygmy Rock Mice

GENUS Petromyscus Pygmy Rock Mice

Petromyscus barbouri Barbour's Pygmy Rock Mouse (Namaqua Pygmy Rock Mouse)

Petromyscus collinus Pygmy Rock Mouse

Petromyscus monticularis Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse (Short-eared Pygmy Rock Mouse)

Petromyscus shortridgei Shortridge's Pygmy Rock Mouse (Kaokoveld Pygmy Rock Mouse)

FAMILY CRICETIDAE Hamsters, Voles and New World Mice and Rats

SUBFAMILY ARVICOLINAE Voles, Lemmings and Muskrats

GENUS Microtus Voles

Microtus mustersi Musters's Vole

SUBFAMILY LOPHIOMYINAE Maned Rat

GENUS Lophiomys Maned Rat

Lophiomys imhausi Maned Rat (Crested Rat)

FAMILY MURIDAE Gerbils, Jirds, Rats and Mice

SUBFAMILY DEOMYINAE Spiny Mice, Link Rat and Brush-furred Rats

GENUS Acomys Spiny Mice.

Acomys airensis Aïr Spiny Mouse (Western Saharan Spiny Mouse)

Acomys cahirinus Cairo Spiny Mouse (Northeast African Spiny Mouse)

Acomys cineraceus Grey Spiny Mouse (Heuglin's Spiny Mouse)

Acomys ignitus Fiery Spiny Mouse

Acomys johannis Johan's Spiny Mouse

Acomys kempi Kemp's Spiny Mouse

Acomys louisae Louise's Spiny Mouse

Acomys mullah Mullah Spiny Mouse

Acomys percivali Percival's Spiny Mouse

Acomys russatus Golden Spiny Mouse

Acomys spinosissimus Least Spiny Mouse (Southern Spiny Mouse)

Acomys subspinosus Cape Spiny Mouse

Acomys wilsoni Wilson's Spiny Mouse

GENUS Deomys Rusty Link Rat

Deomys ferrugineus Rusty Link Rat (Congo Forest Rat)

GENUS Lophuromys Brush-furred Rats

Lophuromys brevicaudus Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys chrysopus Golden-footed Brush-furred Rat (Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat)

Lophuromys cinereus Grey Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys dieterleni Dieterlen's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys eisentrauti Eisentraut's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys flavopunctatus Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat (Buff-spotted Brush-furred Rat)

Lophuromys huttereri Hutterer's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys luteogaster Buff-bellied Brush-furred Rat (Hatt's Brush-furred Rat)

Lophuromys medicaudatus Medium-tailed Brush-furred Rat (Western Rift Brush-furred Rat)

Lophuromys melanonyx Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys nudicaudus Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys rahmi Rahm's Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys roseveari Rosevear's Brush-furred Rat (Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat)

Lophuromys sikapusi Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat

Lophuromys woosnami Woosnam's Brush-furred Rat

GENUS Uranomys Rudd's Brush-furred Mouse

Uranomys ruddi Rudd's Brush-furred Mouse

SUBFAMILY GERBILLINAE Gerbils and Jirds

GENUS Ammodillus Ammodile.

Ammodillus imbellis Ammodile (Walo).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4081-8992-5

OCLC:

1159168715