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Myomyscus brockmani Thomas, 1908

Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Myomyscus > Species: Myomyscus brockmani Thomas, 1908

Common Name: Brockman's Myomyscus [English]

Type Description

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18:298.

Type Locality

Somalia (British Somaliland), Upper Sheikh.

Measurements

Head and body: 75-105 mm
Tail length: 97-150 mm
Hindfoot length: 20-24 mm
Weight: 24-35 g

Key References

1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:584, 586.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 207.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1577-1578.