Hylomyscus denniae

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Montane 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

Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366405

Original name as described

Mus Denniae

Other common names

Montane Hylomyscus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a663b00-e941-4148-83c2-8d0ddca81f2f

Type locality

"Rwenzori East, [Uganda]. Altitude of type 7000' [= 2130 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. anselli, H. endorobae, and H. vulcanorum

Taxonomy notes citation

Carleton, M. D., & Stanley, W. T. (2005). Review of the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(3), 619-646. · Carleton, M. D., Peterhans, J. C. K., & Stanley, W. T. (2006). Review of the Hylomyscus denniae group (Rodentia: Muridae) in eastern Africa, with comments on the generic allocation of Epimys endorobae Heller. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119(2), 293-325.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003448

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 Denniae

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

denniae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a663b00-e941-4148-83c2-8d0ddca81f2f

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366405

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Praomys denniae

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

denniae

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 denniae

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

denniae

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 (2013:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47968266/123794173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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