Allen's wood mouse or Allen's hylomyscus (''Hylomyscus alleni'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

. It is native to West and Central Africa, where it is widely distributed. It occurs in deciduous forest habitat.Schlitter, D., van der Straeten, E. & Decher, J. 2008
''Hylomyscus alleni''.
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