MCZ Mammalogy 39151

Thamnomys venustus kivuensis G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942

Holotype of Thamnomys venustus kivuensis

Date Collected:

1939-03-02

Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sud-Kivu: Idjwi | Idjwi Island, Lake Kivu, upper Mulinga River

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:39151 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Thamnomys venustus kivuensis G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon; Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon on 1942-02-28
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID date is date of publication
Previous Identification
Thamnomys venustus Thomas, 1907
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Common Name(s): Charming Thicket Rat; Thomas's Thamnomys
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: MCZ Ledger

Allen and Loveridge 1942, page 192, Holotype of Thamnomys venustus kivuensis G. M. Allen and Loveridge, 1942
Media type: text; Allen and Loveridge 1942 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXIX no. 4;

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Shows Publication: Allen and Loveridge 1942 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXIX no. 4

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) 2 holes in face between eyes. Otherwise good condition in collection 1 History (3)
skull (dry) cranium broken in two pieces at level of orbits/choanae. Rostrum piece has upper toothrows attached with adhesive. Zygomatic arches and other fragments in gel cap. Mandibles disarticulated, angular processes broken, R coronoid chipped in collection 1 History (4)
¬ Subsample: tissue (dry) unchecked on loan 1 History (3)
Remarks: skull & dried skull tissue
tissue (frozen) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: skull bone with dried soft tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-05-25
remaining volume = 2mg  
subsampled by = Mark Omura   determined date=2022-05-25  

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female By: Arthur Loveridge
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Emily Blank 2022-05-25
ear from notch 18 mm By: Arthur Loveridge
hind foot with claw 26 mm By: Arthur Loveridge
tail length 172 mm By: Arthur Loveridge
total length 317 mm By: Arthur Loveridge
Remarks: obtained by addition of head&body length (145mm) and tail length (172mm)

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • State/Province:
  • Sud-Kivu
  • Island:
  • Idjwi
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1007470 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Idjwi Island, Lake Kivu, upper Mulinga River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Belgian Congo: Lake Kivu, Idjwi Id
  • Elevation:
  • 6500 ft
  • Georeference:
  • -2.1121500°, 29.0648600° (Error radius: 20605m) By: Mark Omura on 2020-04-08 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1939-03-02
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2 Mar 1939
  • Collector:
  • Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 39136; 39137; 39138; 39139; 39140; 39141; 39142; 39143; 39144; 39145; 39146; 39147; 39148; 39149; 39150; 39151; 39152; 39154; 39155; 39156; 39157; 39158; 39159; 39160; 39153 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 033861-039830, pg.213;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:39136 Aethomys kaiseri hindei to MCZ:M...

  • Deaccessioned
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