Hylomyscus pygmaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

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

Name

Hylomyscus pygmaeus Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer & Demos in Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2020: 60

• Holotype: FMNH 219684, subadult ♀, skin and skull, collected by W.T. Stanley on 13 June 2012.
• Type locality: “Democratic Republic of Congo, Tshuapa Province, 4 km N of Boende, Baliko (0.24127 S, 20.8833 E), right side Tshuapa River, elevation of 358 m”.

References

Primary references

• Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Hutterer, R., Doty, J.B., Malekani, J.M., Moyer, D.C., Krásová, J., Bryja, J., Banasiak, R.A. & Demos, T.C. 2020. Four new species of the Hylomyscus anselli group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. Bonn zoological Bulletin 69(1): 55–83. DOI: 10.20363/BZB-2020.69.1.055 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Wood Mouse