Montane Hylomyscus

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Montane Hylomyscus
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Hylomyscus Species: H. denniae
Binomial name
Hylomyscus denniae (Thomas, 1906)

The Montane Hylomyscus or Montane Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus denniae) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

[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.
• Schlitter, D., Decher, J. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2004. Hylomyscus denniae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.