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Hylomyscus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Murinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Muridae

Scientific name
  
Hylomyscus

Higher classification
  
Murinae

Order
  
Rodent

Lower classifications
  
Stella wood mouse, Montane wood mouse

Hylomyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.

It contains fifteen species divided in six species groups:

  • H. aeta group
  • Beaded wood mouse, Hylomyscus aeta (Thomas, 1911)
  • Mount Oku hylomyscus, Hylomyscus grandis Eisentraut, 1969
  • H. alleni group
  • Allen's wood mouse, Hylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838)
  • Angolan wood mouse, Hylomyscus carillus (Thomas, 1904)
  • Stella wood mouse, Hylomyscus stella (Thomas, 1911)
  • Hylomyscus pamfi Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen & Colyn, 2010
  • Walter Verheyen's mouse, Hylomyscus walterverheyeni Nicolas, Wendelen, Barriere, Dudu & Colyn, 2008
  • H. anselli group
  • Ansell's wood mouse, Hylomyscus anselli Bishop, 1979
  • Arc Mountain wood mouse, Hylomyscus arcimontensis Carleton & Stanley, 2005
  • Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse, Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson 2014
  • H. baeri group
  • Baer's wood mouse, Hylomyscus baeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965
  • H. denniae group
  • Montane wood mouse, Hylomyscus denniae (Thomas, 1906)
  • Small-footed forest mouse, Hylomyscus endorobae (Heller, 1910)
  • Volcano wood mouse, Hylomyscus vulcanorum (Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925)
  • H. parvus group
  • Little wood mouse, Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965
  • References

    Hylomyscus Wikipedia