Species of rodent
Mearns's pouched mouse |
Conservation status |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png) Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Genus: | Saccostomus |
Species: | S. mearnsi |
Binomial name |
Saccostomus mearnsi
Heller, 1910 |
Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and arable land.
Saccostomus mearnsi is prey for the olive hissing snake, Psammophis mossambicus, and is host for the fleas of the genus Xenopsylla. Saccostomus mearnsi competes with large mammals such as giraffes, elephants, and cattle, for grasses, which they both eat. For that reason, any declines in populations of large mammals lead to increased populations of Mearn's pouched mouse, which then lead to increased populations of snakes and fleas.[1]
References
- Corti, M., Oguge, N. & Coetzee, N. 2004. Saccostomus mearnsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Keesing, Felicia; Young, Truman P. (2014-06-01). "Cascading Consequences of the Loss of Large Mammals in an African Savanna". BioScience. 64 (6): 487–495. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu059. ISSN 1525-3244.
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Petromyscinae | Petromyscus (Rock mice) | - Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri)
- Pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus)
- Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus monticularis)
- Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)
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Delanymyinae | |
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Dendromurinae | Dendromus (African climbing mice) | - Montane African climbing mouse (Dendromus insignis)
- Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis)
- Lachaise's climbing mouse (Dendromus lachaisei)
- Monard's African climbing mouse (Dendromus leucostomus)
- Lovat's climbing mouse (Dendromus lovati)
- Gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis)
- Brant's climbing mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)
- Banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius)
- Chestnut climbing mouse (Dendromus mystacalis)
- Kivu climbing mouse (Dendromus nyasae)
- Nyika climbing mouse (Dendromus nyikae)
- Cameroon climbing mouse (Dendromus oreas)
- Rupp's African climbing mouse (Dendromus ruppi)
- Vernay's climbing mouse (Dendromus vernayi)
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Dendroprionomys | - Velvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)
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Malacothrix | - Gerbil mouse (Malacothrix typica)
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Megadendromus | - Nikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)
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Prionomys | - Dollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi)
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Steatomys | - Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
- Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus)
- Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)
- Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)
- Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
- Pousargues's African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus)
- Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus)
- Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)
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Mystromyinae | Mystromys | - White-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)
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Cricetomyinae (Pouched rats) | Beamys | - Lesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei)
- Greater hamster-rat (Beamys major)
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Cricetomys | - Southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei)
- Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini)
- Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
- Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis)
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Saccostomus | - South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
- Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)
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Nesomyinae (Malagasy rats and mice) | Brachytarsomys | |
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Brachyuromys | - Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis)
- Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
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Eliurus | - Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy)
- Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni)
- Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli)
- Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani)
- Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri)
- Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori)
- Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor)
- Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus)
- White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus)
- Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri)
- Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala)
- Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)
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Gymnuromys | - Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)
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Hypogeomys | |
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Macrotarsomys | - Bastard big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi)
- Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens)
- Petter's big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys petteri)
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Monticolomys | - Koopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)
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Nesomys | - White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti)
- Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni)
- Nesomys narindaensis
- Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)
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Voalavo | - Eastern voalavo (Voalavo antsahabensis)
- Northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)
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