Allen's wood mouse
| Allen's wood mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Hylomyscus |
| Species: | H. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838) | |
Allen's hylomyscus or Allen's wood mouse (Hylomyscus alleni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to West and Central Africa, where it is widely distributed. It occurs in deciduous forest habitat.[1]
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D., van der Straeten, E. & Decher, J. 2008. Hylomyscus alleni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 16 April 2015.
Further reading
- 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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