Bioko Hybomys

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Bioko Hybomys
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Hybomys Species: H. basilii
Binomial name
Hybomys basilii Eisentraut, 1965

The Bioko Hybomys or Father Basilio's Striped Mouse (Hybomys basilii) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• 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.
• Van der Straeten, E. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2004. Hybomys basilii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.