MCZ Mammalogy 8126

Grammomys ochraceus G.M. Allen, 1912a

Holotype of Thamnomys ochraceus

Date Collected:

1909-08-08

Africa: Kenya | Mweru (Meru) River, near junction with northern Guaso Nyiro (Ewaso Ngiro)

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:8126 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Grammomys ochraceus G.M. Allen, 1912a
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Grammomys macmillani (Wroughton, 1907)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Common Name(s): Macmillan's Grammomys; Macmillan's Thicket Rat
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Taxonomic Cards
Thamnomys ochraceus G. M. Allen, 1912
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon on 1912-04-30
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID Date is date of publication

Allen 1912, page 442, Holotype of Thamnomys ochraceus G. M. Allen, 1912
Media type: text; Allen 1912 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LIV no. 14;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Allen 1912 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LIV no. 14

  • additional number: 103

Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
skull (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: skin; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-10-26
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-10-19   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
age class adult [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-10-26

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Kenya
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000169 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mweru (Meru) River, near junction with northern Guaso Nyiro (Ewaso Ngiro)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • British East Africa, Mweru River
  • Georeference:
  • -0.1776020°, 37.8084310° (Error radius: 258752m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2021-10-06 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1909-08-08
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Migrated as 08-Aug-1909
  • Collector:
  • Glover M. Allenlinked data icon

  • None

Media type: text; Mammalogy 8126; 8127; 8128; 8129; 8130; 8131; 8132; 8133; 8134; 8135; 8136; 8137; 8138; 8139; 8140; 8141; 8142; 8143; 8144; 8145; 8146; 8147; 8148; 8149; 8150 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 002801-008925, pg.215;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:8126 Grammomys ochraceus Holotype to ...

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