Little wood mouse
The lesser hylomyscus or little wood mouse (Hylomyscus parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and possibly Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Little wood mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Hylomyscus |
| Species: | H. parvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylomyscus parvus Brosset, DuBost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 | |
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Schlitter, D. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Hylomyscus parvus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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