Hylomyscus heinrichorum Carleton, Banasiak & Stanley 2015

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Heinrich’s Wood Mouse

Hylomyscus heinrichorum

French: Hylomysque des Heinrich / German: Heinrich-Afrikawaldmaus / Spanish: Raton de bosque de Heinrich

Other common names: Heinrich’'s Hylomyscus

Taxonomy. Hylomyscus heinrichorum Carleton, Banasiak & Stanley, 2015,

Mount Moco, Provincia Huambo, Angola.

Hylomyscus heinrichorum is in the H. anselli species group (with anselli, kerbispeterhanst, and arcimontensis) based on absence of pectoral mammae but distinguished from other members of the group based on morphometric characters. Monotypic.

Distribution. Mt Moco and Mt Soque, W highlands of Angola.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 82-106 mm, tail 121-150 mm, ear 17-20 mm, hindfoot 18-522 mm. Fur of Heinrich’s Wood Mouse is soft and dense, even toned, dull yellowish brown (buckthorn brown) above, with little tendency to become darker on midline or brighter on flanks as in other members of the H. anselli species group, and medium gray below. Upper and lower surfaces are clearly demarcated but without brighter lateral border. Tail is very long (146% of head—body length) and dusky brown above and below. Ears are pale brown to dark tan, asopposed to blackish brown on the other members of the H. anselli species group. Fifth digit on hindfoot is opposable and almost as long as second through fourth digits. Females have three pairs of nipples.

Habitat. Montane forests.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Heinrich’s Wood Mouse is arboreal and nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Carleton et al. (2015).