Hylomyscus alleni

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Allen's Wood Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Praomyini
Genus : Hylomyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-01-22. Mr. Waterhouse directed the attention of the Meeting to several small Quadrupeds which he considered undescribed. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:75-77.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570962

Original name as described

Mus Alleni

Other common names

Allen's Hylomyscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.306, BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.1.110

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5cd58b1f-a7cd-42b4-94f6-f595175251d5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77af8d1d-0399-48b6-8935-767b73fa79fb

Type locality

"Fernando Po [= Bioko Island]," Equatorial Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. simus

Taxonomy notes citation

Nicolas, V., Querouil, S., Verheyen, E., Verheyen, W., Mboumba, J. F., Dillen, M., & Colyn, M. (2006). Mitochondrial phylogeny of African wood mice, genus Hylomyscus (Rodentia, Muridae): implications for their taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 38(3), 779-793.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003443

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus Alleni

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.306, BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.1.110

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5cd58b1f-a7cd-42b4-94f6-f595175251d5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77af8d1d-0399-48b6-8935-767b73fa79fb

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570962

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hylomyscus alleni canus

Sanderson, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

canus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.322

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07fd067d-a9e5-43ea-a118-a3840a9b2e11

Authority page

709

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hylomyscus alleni montis

Eisentraut, 1969

Family

Muridae

Root name

montis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1966.732

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45464817

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Praomys alleni

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

176

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Hylomyscus alleni

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

519

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10594/115097743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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