''Hylomyscus'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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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.
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endemic to
Africa
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.
It contains 21 species divided into six species groups:
*''H. aeta'' group
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Beaded wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus aeta''
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Mount Oku wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus grandis''
*''H. alleni'' group
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Allen's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus alleni''
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Angolan wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus carillus''
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Hylomyscus pamfi''
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Flat-nosed wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus simus''
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Stella wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus stella''
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Walter Verheyen's mouse, ''Hylomyscus walterverheyeni''
*''H. anselli'' group
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Ansell's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus anselli''
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Arc Mountain wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus arcimontensis''
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Heinrich's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus heinrichorum''
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Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi''
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Mahale wood mouse, ''
Hylomyscus mpungamachagorum''
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Pygmy wood mouse, ''
Hylomyscus pygmaeus''
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Stanley’s wood mouse, ''
Hylomyscus stanleyi
''Hylomyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.
It contains 21 species divided into six species groups:
*''H. aeta'' group
**Beaded wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus aeta''
**Mount Oku wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus grandis''
*'' ...
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Mother Ellen’s wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus thornesmithae''
*''H. baeri'' group
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Baer's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus baeri''
*''H. denniae'' group
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Montane wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus denniae''
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Small-footed forest mouse, ''Hylomyscus endorobae''
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Volcano wood mouse'', Hylomyscus vulcanorum''
*''H. parvus'' group
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Little wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus parvus''
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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