African Smoky Mouse
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| African Smoky Mouse Fossil range: Recent |
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| Heimyscus fumosus Brosset, DuBost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 |
The African Smoky Mouse or Smokey Heimyscus (Heimyscus fumosus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is the only species in the genus Heimyscus. It it found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Granjon, L. 2004. Heimyscus fumosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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