Hylomyscus baeri, Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965
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Baer’s Wood Mouse
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).
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