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<treatment id="5D0DB0B97449263F6603A6FC74D173CD" ID-GBIF-Taxon="231525328" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:5D0DB0B97449263F6603A6FC74D173CD" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D0DB0B97449263F6603A6FC74D173CD" lastPageNumber="946" pageNumber="946" sourceUrl="http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000113">
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<taxonomicName id="6163FE269C2502FDBA7D07604E8D574B" ID-CoL="45FQN" authority="(A. Smith 1834)" baseAuthorityName="A. Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="91557A4CAB79A7F6CA75B84C865123A2" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys albicaudatus</emphasis>
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(A. Smith 1834)
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<treatmentCitation id="ACA7544A50E6C0B2B8A2D84C8569E91F" author="A. Smith" authority="A. Smith 1834" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Otomys" journal="South African Quart. J." kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="148" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus" title="Otomys albicaudatus" volume="2" year="1834">
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<taxonomicName id="D3DDF610C0652A0988F9EFD6BFDD109C" authority="A. Smith 1834" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="681B7B5E63D37B50BF07DDE60F636583" italics="true" pageNumber="946">[Otomys] albicaudatus</emphasis>
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A. Smith 1834
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,
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<bibCitation id="57F732FE20DB6B70DE445A7EE4DF039D" author="A. Smith" journal="South African Quart. J." pageNumber="946" pagination="148" title="Otomys albicaudatus" volume="2" year="1834">South African Quart. J., 2: 148</bibCitation>
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</treatmentCitation>
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.
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<subSubSection id="D2091403C1217DAB7E4BBC13B6B8C97C" pageNumber="946" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="393D6830C5C2BF15D3B669BFCBB5BF63" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="B24820D1C9EBEA8B8FD51758D55C22E1" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Type Locality:</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="16A08EA155B8E8874E8FE32CA6FC230C" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4867289322" pageNumber="946" stateProvince="Eastern Cape">
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S Africa,
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<collectingRegion id="30E28DF75D398D38E6E53E9FF8AD2172" country="South Africa" name="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape Prov.</collectingRegion>
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, Albany Dist.
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</materialsCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="D52E8945BFE1D8B1331076CCAEF9E03B" pageNumber="946" type="vernacular_names">
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<paragraph id="B1D6D70BB29DDEF0635C1C146ACC8A86" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="A51F50CD525AAAE72756D712DC85CBB9" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="359F1124771FD62DCBD85C845EC6E282" language="eng" pageNumber="946">African White-tailed Rat</vernacularName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="84DDF959E3D7C29F0ED82C041284F601" pageNumber="946" type="synonym_list">
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<paragraph id="F1E1F9BDE8C6979DC5C32C278806320C" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="A3A1D64E68E25A25A391E61432EB2DCC" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Synonyms:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="5B0B1083CBD8D703150D231A50971B1A" authority="(Desmarest 1822)" baseAuthorityName="Desmarest" baseAuthorityYear="1822" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="43F554FC0153936A4737D060DBA1E15F" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys albicaudatus</emphasis>
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(Desmarest 1822)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="01253F8B04931752AD788692D2BC108F" authority="(Smith 1834)" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="AE517F7DACF8085DB733DC79E2AD86D1" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys albicaudatus</emphasis>
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(Smith 1834)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="7DC077412CD9B5293B82E1C40F6ACEA6" authority="(Wagner 1841)" baseAuthorityName="Wagner" baseAuthorityYear="1841" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albipes">
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<emphasis id="48803F0DBCA669DCED9FB0E17105E82B" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys albipes</emphasis>
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(Wagner 1841)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="110534201A34F17A2EF12763F3A5E77B" authority="Broom 1948" authorityName="Broom" authorityYear="1948" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antiquus">
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<emphasis id="8AC622D7E0A3FA3978430F3CACFAF055" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys antiquus</emphasis>
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Broom 1948
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="2276C11E6C16CFFF35FD355D1688D4CD" authority="Thomas and Schwann 1905" authorityName="Thomas and Schwann" authorityYear="1905" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fumosus">
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<emphasis id="CBC9B031F583F04ECE9767312556D5DD" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys fumosus</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="49B1FA25C0934E903E9EB1A67D799107" author="Thomas, O. & H. Schwann" refId="ref355819" refString="Thomas, O., and H. Schwann. 1905. The Rudd exploration of South Africa. -- II. List of mammals from the Wakkerstroom District, Southeastern Transvaal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1905: 129 - 138." year="1905">Thomas and Schwann 1905</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="3925B3D00944AABDA2293EEC501040F3" authority="Broom 1937" authorityName="Broom" authorityYear="1937" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hauslichtneri">
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<emphasis id="1C3F8155F05D102E6FD12B076E11C08F" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys hauslichtneri</emphasis>
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Broom 1937
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="0B61B8600D4637DAC737AB06FE0E41E2" authority="(Lichtenstein 1842)" baseAuthorityName="Lichtenstein" baseAuthorityYear="1842" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="946" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lanuginose">
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<emphasis id="AB65B7828B650661D1E8BAED9FB046E3" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys lanuginose</emphasis>
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(Lichtenstein 1842)
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="69E2D83725CCFE464E95EC03071FA282" pageNumber="946" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="6D32859B93F652B86AABFBFDAA48603C" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="B45E0EA266F17C9870EE854BD905397E" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Distribution:</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="EBAFDE6894A8B0FADD9D4FF5687F28CA" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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(relict population in
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<collectingRegion id="974146F9FAF51CBD675E67346729BC43" country="South Africa" name="Western Cape">Western Cape Prov.</collectingRegion>
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, lowlands of
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<collectingRegion id="B6BC9F0512D2BB956DF61D5631287DE0" country="South Africa" name="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape Prov.</collectingRegion>
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, and highveld of
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<collectingRegion id="F9036E30DDAB6E4350377FB84F6B0570" country="South Africa" name="Free State">Free State</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="2F2ECAF11B775D4F08C5F16C2583DC46" country="South Africa" name="Gauteng">Gauteng</collectingRegion>
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and
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<collectingRegion id="562C79D3C660C1AAF72806BD5423CCC2" country="South Africa" name="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</collectingRegion>
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Provinces, and NW
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<collectingRegion id="99D126641BBBCD9B0BA92DEAD90A0C7B" country="South Africa" name="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</collectingRegion>
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),
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<collectingCountry id="F7C65CC1E764211E2E5FA8B7C145DFF9" name="Lesotho">Lesotho</collectingCountry>
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, and S
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<collectingCountry id="E22E01A1C67F6951E9848ED728E7887E" name="Swaziland">Swaziland</collectingCountry>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="FB51D837FAECCFB85BD0EFEEAD22A900" pageNumber="946" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="993D83FB7594C35A0C7C8240222F9C30" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="E9E1601F087623918B0DE280C409157C" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Conservation:</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="063D9174A353667893E98D12DDECC352">IUCN</collectionCode>
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– Endangered.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="41231D7AFE4BA5BF76766EF2C70B6344" pageNumber="946" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="08F7844C5440A7B22F350193FB3470A5" pageNumber="946">
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<emphasis id="1184C35DE2B69607F3EC8BB531BA7E67" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="946">Discussion:</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="4BE80050630293EA1B5574FE5AD943A8" pageNumber="946">
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Reviewed by
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<bibRefCitation id="A3FDA6AB45A323E2B222F2F75BE2D5C7" author="de Graaff, G." refId="ref78735" refString="de Graaff, G. 1997 z. White-tailed rat, Mystromys albicaudatus. P. 156, in The complete book of southern African mammals (G. Mills and L. Hes, eds.). Struik Winchester, Capetown, 356 pp." year="1997">
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de Graaff (1997
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<emphasis id="2030036DF220834DD34DD0ACD7D20F28" italics="true" pageNumber="946">z</emphasis>
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)
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</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="6B861B6F4A30317D844BE38EA1820315" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al. (1986)</bibRefCitation>
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, and
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<bibRefCitation id="F61D8FD6C5B1CE7C66730CDD87E6864B" author="Skinner, J. D. & R. H. N. Smithers" refId="ref329484" refString="Skinner, J. D., and R. H. N. Smithers. 1990. The mammals of the southern African subregion. Second ed. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 771 pp." year="1990">Skinner and Smithers (1990)</bibRefCitation>
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. The taxon
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<taxonomicName id="40BAA36EDC3EC7EF4EB853BFB8293E18" authorityName="Roberts" authorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Dendromus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="4F4C34330A777A2450D94B0D3B66034B" italics="true" pageNumber="946">longicaudatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was described as a species of
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<taxonomicName id="D3B721829706FB4B8867F1BEB1C90F01" authority="(Noack, 1887)" baseAuthorityName="Noack" baseAuthorityYear="1887" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DA1B9F725108066529682888F949F024" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="D73A5872D75634D6FC0AC5F82E69F021" author="Noack, R." refId="ref261991" refString="Noack, R. 1887. Beitrage zur kenntniss der saugethier-fauna von Ost- und Central-Afrika. Zoologische Jahrbucher, 2: 246 - 248." year="1887">Noack, 1887</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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and listed that way by G. M.
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<bibRefCitation id="3B90CC1CA8D1644138B3BEC6B4F2B0F7" author="Allen, G. M." refId="ref4894" refString="Allen, G. M. 1939. A checklist of African mammals. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 83: 1 - 763." year="1939">Allen (1939)</bibRefCitation>
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, but Misonne (1966) determined the
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<typeStatus id="C2D91A9D09264E84EDC2282E6D993754">holotype</typeStatus>
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to be an immature example of
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<taxonomicName id="D0521847F6E1FE07A4BAED2D7FEDE94F" baseAuthorityName="A. Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="natalensis">
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<emphasis id="B6D46AC7FCB75FADA1B3CEBC5356A02D" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mastomys natalensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, an identification accepted by
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<bibRefCitation id="76DA9C46806B89EC1A705519A2824F14" author="de Graaff, G." refId="ref77573" refString="de Graaff, G. 1981. The rodents of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban, 267 pp." year="1981">de Graaff (1981)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="4AFD456A8883FB5145F226FAA00FF892" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al. (1986)</bibRefCitation>
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, and verified by multivariate analysis (
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<bibRefCitation id="6BFDF00206EDD6E59A5D3561A649E345" author="Van der Straeten, E. & C. B. Robbins" refId="ref364786" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and C. B. Robbins. 1997. Further studies on Mastomys (Rodentia: Muridae) types and generic distinctions among African Muridae. Mittheilungen Aus Dem Zoologischen Museum zu Berlin, 73 (1): 153 - 163." year="1997">Van der Straeten and Robbins, 1997</bibRefCitation>
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, who noted the specimen is a young adult). See
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<bibRefCitation id="F57901D7D256202E02811B43601AF43E" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al. (1986)</bibRefCitation>
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for type localities and taxonomic references of all described forms; Grubb (2001; see also Opinion 2005 of the
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<bibRefCitation id="2DD885C46E00DFA5C63E1996B77C2555" author="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature" refId="ref168582" refString="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2002 b. Opinion 2005 (Case 3022). Catalogue des mammiferes du Museum National d'Hisoire Naturelle by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803): Placed on the Official List of Works Approved as Available for Zoological Nomenclature. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 59: 153 - 154." year="2002">
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2002
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<emphasis id="3672ECA91088CADB1AF91779297DA587" italics="true" pageNumber="946">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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) suggested that
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<emphasis id="DBD99B741BF201166B871CA52FB4D6CC" italics="true" pageNumber="946">albicaudatus</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="29E72E45CB3ECD159C476D377148E43C" author="Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E." refId="ref118357" refString="Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E. 1803. Catalogue des mammiferes du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 272 pp." year="1803">Geoffroy, 1803</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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, is a senior homonym of
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<taxonomicName id="5EF26AF21A2761728CEDCC0EF9DA37A7" authority="A. Smith, 1834" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="0EEB291CB6AB60F1DBB543557369B3E6" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Otomys albicaudatus</emphasis>
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A. Smith, 1834
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</taxonomicName>
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, a possibility that should be formally resolved. Found in fynbos, succulent Karoo, nama-karoo, grassland, arid savanna, and savanna woodland (
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<bibRefCitation id="ED77933B86C6ABE34723D5127CCD4B67" author="Mugo, D. N. & A. T. Lombard & G. N. Bronner & C. M. Gelderblom & G. A. Benn" refId="ref249516" refString="Mugo, D. N., A. T. Lombard, G. N. Bronner, C. M. Gelderblom, and G. A. Benn. 1995. Distribution and protection of endemic or threatened rodents, lagomorphs, and macrosceledids in South Africa. South African Journal of Zoology, 30: 115 - 126." year="1995">Mugo et al., 1995</bibRefCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="85B36C6C77930DABB4DB0B9D083ADC69" pageNumber="946">
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Fossil relatives include
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<emphasis id="76622BFFB899E5C8CBDC91F229F49A67" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys pocockei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="77BE907B28946DC0C83E72B45089A033" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Proodontomys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cookei">
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<emphasis id="A4D37A6013C367773549BE0B201845BD" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Proodontomys cookei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, represented from Pliocene-Pleistocene australopithecine sites in
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<collectingCountry id="800ADC8DF0DE01DA663CB6F64AD8346E" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="37F4963E5B4C7345CF9A47F8E1A68BC4" author="Avery, D. M." refId="ref16042" refString="Avery, D. M. 1998. An assessment of the lower Pleistocene micromammalian fauna from Swartkrans Members 1 - 3, Gauteng, South Africa. Geobios, 31 (3): 393 - 414." year="1998">Avery, 1998</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="AE44B49F38534F89C2E912BFBEF3E72D" author="Denys, C." refId="ref81831" refString="Denys, C. 1991. Un nouveau rongeur Mystromys pocockei sp. nov. (Cricetinae) du Pliocene inferieur de Langebaanweg (Region du Cap, Afrique du Sud). Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences (Paris), ser. 2, 313: 1335 - 1341." year="1991">Denys, 1991</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="60095949382AEC47B8BE1187881306A2" author="Pocock, T. N." refId="ref290913" refString="Pocock, T. N. 1987. Plio-Pleistocene fossil mammalian microfauna of southern Africa- - a preliminary report including description of two new fossil muroid genera (Mammalia: Rodentia). Palaeontologia Africana, 26: 69 - 91." year="1987">Pocock, 1987</bibRefCitation>
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). Late Pleistocene fossils had been identified as the extinct
|
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<taxonomicName id="501719BFD053B1091E0D68D734F5E336" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hausleitneri">
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<emphasis id="26B315F427B22E895D4BD2B4B56DED45" italics="true" pageNumber="946">M. hausleitneri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, but
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<bibRefCitation id="58229DF75CF9C4309769E6D44306936F" author="Lavocat, R." refId="ref205274" refString="Lavocat, R. 1956. La faune des rongeurs des grottes a australopitheques. Paleontologia Africana, 4: 69 - 75." year="1956">Lavocat (1956)</bibRefCitation>
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doubted that they could be separated from extant
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<taxonomicName id="D6B445D0BB550DAD0B641C10258ED7D4" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="49A22AA0DC53B4E111B970EF245E4480" italics="true" pageNumber="946">M. albicaudatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, a synonymy that
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<bibRefCitation id="DC1D10D7CC9B7733A3784005006CC1E1" author="Avery, D. M." refId="ref15980" refString="Avery, D. M. 1995. A preliminary assessment of the micromammalian remains from Gladysvale Cave, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana, 32: 1 - 10." year="1995">Avery (1995</bibRefCitation>
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, 1998) substantiated with new material from Gladysvale and Swartkrans caves.
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<taxonomicName id="538E1D5BB992778502D58F9131D6C144" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Proodontomys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cookei">
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<emphasis id="5EDAE64C128963B0A91E2852EF264D99" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Proodontomys cookei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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has been collected with
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<taxonomicName id="1FACACDC236931387A9BFE500645F83E" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="50278CB5640AD0DD559A5D9D390B98C9" italics="true" pageNumber="946">M. albicaudatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
in those late Pleistocene sediments, and while the latter still occurs in
|
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<collectingCountry id="4C5EA6B68C4E2DEEC6EA9542340A08F8" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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||
, the former apparently became extinct between 1 and 0.7 million years ago (
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<bibRefCitation id="3AB4124326965BB7EA0A0B683CCB53E1" author="Avery, D. M." refId="ref16042" refString="Avery, D. M. 1998. An assessment of the lower Pleistocene micromammalian fauna from Swartkrans Members 1 - 3, Gauteng, South Africa. Geobios, 31 (3): 393 - 414." year="1998">Avery, 1998</bibRefCitation>
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). "
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<taxonomicName id="0CBA8109E39717BCA9717AC2DAEDF314" baseAuthorityName="Noack" baseAuthorityYear="1887" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Mystromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="CA591A355AC13965DEC5A7C9DC313B8D" italics="true" pageNumber="946">Mystromys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
" also recorded from the Pleistocene of
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<collectingCountry id="AC4DB81C04407B5BD136DCC4529B71D1" name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="39AB6978D9EC9CE0893A037E88B94B11" author="Senut, B. & M. Pickford & P. Mein & G. Conroy & J. Van Couvering" refId="ref323714" refString="Senut, B., M. Pickford, P. Mein, G. Conroy, and J. Van Couvering. 1992. Discovery of 12 new Late Cainozoic fossiliferous sites in palaeokarsts of the Otavi Mountains, Namibia. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences (Paris), 314 (ser. II): 727 - 733." year="1992">Senut et al., 1992</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</paragraph>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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