Thomas’s Mouse – Mus sorella

Mus sorellaThomas, 1909

Accepterad namn, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Subgenus Nannomys. Closest relatives are M. baoulei, M. goundae, M. neavei, and M. oubanguii; F. Petter (1981b) placed these (except M. baoulei) together in the M. sorella group. He also recognized wamae and acholi as species in the sorella complex, but after examining holotypes and other specimens we agree with Verheyen (1965a), who united them with M. sorella. There are at least two morphologically distinct species in the group, M. sorella and M. neavei (see that account), but the nature of their phylogenetic relationship to other forms in this complex needs to be assessed by critical systematic review. Reidentification of museum specimens might also help resolve boundaries of geographic ranges. The specimens from Angola, for example, were originally identified by Hill and Carter (1941) as M. bella. The southern African range mapped by de ... [truncated]

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.