Mus (Nannomys) oubanguii F. Petter and Genest 1970

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1405

Mus (Nannomys) oubanguii F. Petter and Genest 1970

Mus (Nannomys) oubanguii F. Petter and Genest 1970 , Mammalia, 34: 454.

Type Locality: Central African Republic, La Maboke, Ippy, Bangassou (F. Petter, 1981 b, provided coordinates) .

Vernacular Names: Oubangui Mouse.

Distribution: Recorded only from Central African Republic (savanna north of Oubangui River); see Jotterand (1972:332).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Nannomys . Sympatric with M. setulosus and M. minutoides (F. Petter and Genest, 1970) , but a phylogenetic member of the M. sorella group, according to F. Petter (1981 b), who also noted that its morphology, except for a dental trait, is similar to that of M. neavei (see that account). Chromosomal information, in context of understanding chromosomal evolution among species of African Mus , documented by Jotterand (1972) and Jotterand-Bellomo (1984, 1986).