Hylomyscus denniae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Praomyini
Genus: Hylomyscus
Species: Hylomyscus denniae

Name

• Hylomyscus denniae (Thomas, 1906)

Holotype: BMNH 6.7.1.137, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Ruwenzori East, [Mubuku Valley], 7000 ft [= 2134 m]”, Uganda.

Combinations

• Mus denniae Thomas, 1906: 144 [original combination]
• Hylomyscus denniae: Thomas, 1926: 178 [name combination]
• Praomys (Hylomyscus) denniae: Misonne, 1974: 28 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1906. Descriptions of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7, 18: 136–147.
• Thomas, O. 1926. The generic position of certain African Muridae, hitherto referred to Aethomys and Praomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 9, 17: 174–179.
• Misonne, X. 1974. Rodentia, main text. Part 6 in Meester, J. & Setzer, H.W. (eds.). The mammals of Africa, an identification manual. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 39 pp.

Additional references

• Carleton, M.D., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. & Stanley, W.T. 2006. Review of the Hylomyscus denniae group (Rodentia: Muridae) in eastern Africa, with comments on the generic allocation of Epimys endorobae Heller. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(2): 293–325. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[293:ROTHDG]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Links

• Hylomyscus denniae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Hylomyscus denniae  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Montane Wood Mouse, Montane Hylomyscus