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Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965

Description

Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965

Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965, Biologia Gabonica, 1: 149.

Type Locality: Gabon, Belinga, 800 m.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Hylomyscus.

Distribution: N and E Dem. Rep. Congo, S Central African Republic, N Gabon, and S Cameroon (Dudu et al., 1989).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A distinctive species discussed by Dudu et al. (1989). Regularly trapped, although in small numbers, in Makokou, Gabon (Duplantier, 1989).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1337, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Muridae
Genus
Hylomyscus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac
Species
parvus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, 1965 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Brosset, A., G. Dubost, and H. Heim de Balsac. 1965. Mammiferes inedits recoltes au Gabon. Biologia Gabonica, 1: 148 - 174.
  • Dudu, A. M., E. Van der Straeten, and W. N. Verheyen. 1989. Premiere capture de Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost et Heim de Balzac, 1965 au Zaire avec quelques donnees biometriques (Rodentia, Muridae). Journal of African Zoology, 103: 179 - 182.
  • Duplantier, J. - M. 1989. Les rongeurs myomorphes forestiers du nord-est du Gabon: Structure du peuplement, demographie, domaines vitaux. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et La Vie), 44: 329 - 346.