Malacomys verschureni Verheyen and Van der Straeten, 1977 . Rev. Zool. Afr., 91:739.

TYPE LOCALITY: Zaire, Mamiki .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from NE Zaire (eastern edge of Central African high forest block).

COMMENTS: Original description was based on one specimen (Verheyen and Van der Straeten, 1977), and the species is still represented by very few examples (Dieterlen and Van der Straeten, 1984; Robbins and Van der Straeten, 1982). Chromosomal information reported by Robbins and Van der Straeten (1982).