Hylomyscus baeri, Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 536-884 : 802

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6887260

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868830

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scientific name

Hylomyscus baeri
status

 

579. View Plate 51: Muridae

Baer’s Wood Mouse

Hylomyscus baeri View in CoL

French: Hylomysque de Baer / German: BaerAfrikawaldmaus / Spanish: Raton de bosque de Baer

Other common names: Baer's Hylomyscus

Taxonomy. Hylomyscus baeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965 View in CoL ,

Adiopoudomé, Ivory Coast.

Hylomyscus baer: was originally included in H. denmiaebut elevated to species status based on morphological grounds. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known from a few localities in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 98-115 mm, tail 111-141 mm, ear 15-19 mm, hindfoot 21-23 mm; weight 25-36 g. Fur of Baer’s Wood Mouse is soft and dense, medium brown above and pure white below. Tail is long (c.122% of head-body length). Ears and eyes are large relative to head. Fifth digit on hindfoot is opposable and almost as long as second to fourth digits. Females have three pairs of nipples. Incisors are orthodont.

Habitat. Montane forests.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Baer’s Wood Mouse is arboreal and nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Carleton & Stanley (2005), Gautun & Bellier (1970), Happold (2013a), Monadjem et al. (2015), Musser & Carleton (2005).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Hylomyscus

Loc

Hylomyscus baeri

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Hylomyscus baeri

Heim de Balsac & Aellen 1965
1965
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