Lesser Hylomyscus

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Lesser Hylomyscus
Conservation status
Least Concern
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

The Lesser Hylomyscus or Little Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus parvus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. 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.

[edit] References

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Schlitter, D. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Hylomyscus parvus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.