Hylomyscus walterverheyeni

Nicolas, Wendelen, Barrière, A. Dudu, & Colyn, 2008

Walter Verheyen'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

Authority citation

Nicolas, V., Wendelen, W., Barrière, P., Dudu, A. and Colyn, M. 2008-02-19. Morphometric variation in _Hylomyscus alleni_ and _H. stella_ (Rodentia: Muridae), and description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 89(1):222-231.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-286.1

Original name as described

Hylomyscus walterverheyeni

Other common names

Walter Verheyen's Hylomyscus

Type material

MNHN 2006.399

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Doudou Mountains, south-western Gabon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

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

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Nicolas, V., Wendelen, W., Barriere, P., Dudu, A., & Colyn, M. (2008). Morphometric variation in Hylomyscus alleni and H. stella (Rodentia: Muridae), and description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(1), 222-231.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003463

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.

Hylomyscus walterverheyeni

Nicolas, Wendelen, Barrière, A. Dudu, & Colyn, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

walterverheyeni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 2006.399

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

225

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47979811/47979900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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