Angolan wood mouse
The Angolan hylomyscus or Angolan wood mouse (Hylomyscus carillus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
| Angolan wood mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Hylomyscus |
| Species: | H. carillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylomyscus carillus (Thomas, 1904) | |
It is found only in Angola.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
References
- Schlitter, D. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Hylomyscus carillus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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