Eisentraut's Hybomys

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Eisentraut's Hybomys
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hybomys
Species: H. badius
Binomial name
Hybomys badius
Osgood, 1936
Synonyms

eisentrauti Van der Straeten & Hutterer, 1986

The Eisentraut's Hybomys or Eisentraut's Striped Mouse (Hybomys badius) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Cameroon. 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. 2004. Hybomys eisentrauti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.