Hylomyscus

Hylomyscus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Praomyini
Genus:	Hylomyscus; Thomas, 1926
Type species
	Epimys aeta; Thomas, 1911
21 Species
	Hylomyscus aeta; Hylomyscus alleni; Hylomyscus anselli; Hylomyscus arcimontensis; Hylomyscus baeri; Hylomyscus carillus; Hylomyscus denniae; Hylomyscus endorobae; Hylomyscus grandis; Hylomyscus heinrichorum; Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi; Hylomyscus mpungamachagorum; Hylomyscus pamfi; Hylomyscus parvus; Hylomyscus pygmaeus; Hylomyscus stanleyi; Hylomyscus stella; Hylomyscus simus; Hylomyscus thornesmithae; Hylomyscus vulcanorum; Hylomyscus walterverheyeni

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

It contains 21 species divided into six species groups:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

H. aeta group
- Beaded wood mouse, Hylomyscus aeta (Thomas, 1911)
- Mount Oku wood mouse, Hylomyscus grandis Eisentraut, 1969
H. alleni group
- Allen's wood mouse, Hylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838)
- Angolan wood mouse, Hylomyscus carillus (Thomas, 1904)
- Hylomyscus pamfi Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen & Colyn, 2010
- Flat-nosed wood mouse, Hylomyscus simus (Allen & Coolidge, 1930)
- Stella wood mouse, Hylomyscus stella (Thomas, 1911)
- 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
- Heinrich's wood mouse, Hylomyscus heinrichorum Carleton, Banasiak & Stanley, 2015
- Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse, Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson, 2014
- Mahale wood mouse, Hylomyscus mpungamachagorum Demos, Hutterer & Kerbis Peterhans, 2020
- Pygmy wood mouse, Hylomyscus pygmaeus Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer & Demos, 2020
- Stanley’s wood mouse, Hylomyscus stanleyi Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer & Demos, 2020
- Mother Ellen’s wood mouse, Hylomyscus thornesmithae (Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer & Demos, 2020)
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

^ 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.
^ Carleton, M.D.; Stanley, W.T. (2005). "Review of the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania, with a description of a new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (3): 619–646. doi:10.2988/0006-324x(2005)118[619:rothdc]2.0.co;2.
^ 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.
^ Nicolas, V.; Wendelen, W.; Barriere, P.; Dudu, A.; Colyn, M. (2008). "Morphometric variation in Hylomyscus alleni and H. stella (Rodentia: Muridae), and description of a new species". Journal of Mammalogy. 89: 222–231. doi:10.1644/06-mamm-a-286.1.
^ Nicolas, V.; Olayemi, A.; Wendelen, W.; Colyn, M. (2010). "Mitochondrial DNA and morphometrical identification of a new species of Hylomyscus (Rodentia: Muridae) from West Africa". Zootaxa. 2579: 30–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2579.1.2.
^ Demos, T.C.; Agwanda, B.; Hickerson, M.J. (2014). "Integrative taxonomy within the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and a new species from Kenya". Journal of Mammalogy. 95 (1): E1–E15. doi:10.1644/13-mamm-a-268.
^ 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.

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[MSW3-1] 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.

[2] Carleton, M.D.; Stanley, W.T. (2005). "Review of the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania, with a description of a new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (3): 619–646. doi:10.2988/0006-324x(2005)118[619:rothdc]2.0.co;2.

[3] 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.

[4] Nicolas, V.; Wendelen, W.; Barriere, P.; Dudu, A.; Colyn, M. (2008). "Morphometric variation in Hylomyscus alleni and H. stella (Rodentia: Muridae), and description of a new species". Journal of Mammalogy. 89: 222–231. doi:10.1644/06-mamm-a-286.1.

[5] Nicolas, V.; Olayemi, A.; Wendelen, W.; Colyn, M. (2010). "Mitochondrial DNA and morphometrical identification of a new species of Hylomyscus (Rodentia: Muridae) from West Africa". Zootaxa. 2579: 30–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2579.1.2.

[6] Demos, T.C.; Agwanda, B.; Hickerson, M.J. (2014). "Integrative taxonomy within the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and a new species from Kenya". Journal of Mammalogy. 95 (1): E1–E15. doi:10.1644/13-mamm-a-268.

[7] 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.

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