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Hylomyscus anselli Bishop, 1979
Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Hylomyscus > Species: Hylomyscus anselli Bishop, 1979
Type Description
Bishop, I. R. 1979. Notes on Praomys (Hylomyscus) in eastern Africa. Mammalia, 43:521-530.
Type Locality
Zambia, Mwinilunga District, Jimbe Stream, 10°57'S, 24°05'E.
Measurements
Head and body: 71-120 mm
Tail length: 100-172 mm
Hindfoot length: 19.5-22 mm
Weight: 8-42 g
Tail length: 100-172 mm
Hindfoot length: 19.5-22 mm
Weight: 8-42 g
Description
Ansell's Hylomyscus (Hylomyscus anselli) is a small wood mouse with a slightly darker fawn colour on the dorsal pelage and a light grey-white on the ventral underside (
Comparisons
Hylomyscus anselli can be differentiated from H. denniae by the presence of only 6 mammary glands instead of 8 (pectoral pair of teats are absent). H. anselli has a well defined subsquamosal fenestra in the otic region (
Distribution
Hylomyscus anselli occurs in more southern African mountains from the central Angolan highlands through the disconnnected mountain chains in northern Zambia to western most Tanzania (Ufipa Plateau) from a known altitudinal range of 1220-2300 m. (Carleton & Stanley, 2005) (Carleton et al., 2006)
Key References
1. Bishop, I. R. 1979. Notes on Praomys (Hylomyscus) in eastern Africa. Mammalia, 43:521-530.
2. Carleton, M. D., J. C. Kerbis Peterhans, and W. T. Stanley. 2006. Review of the Hylomyscus denniae group (Rodentia: Muridae) in eastern Africa, with comments on the generic allocation of Epimys endorobae Heller. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119(2):293-325.
3. Carleton, M. D. and W. T. Stanley. 2005. Review of the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(3):619-646.
4. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 206-207.
5. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1579.
2. Carleton, M. D., J. C. Kerbis Peterhans, and W. T. Stanley. 2006. Review of the Hylomyscus denniae group (Rodentia: Muridae) in eastern Africa, with comments on the generic allocation of Epimys endorobae Heller. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119(2):293-325.
3. Carleton, M. D. and W. T. Stanley. 2005. Review of the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tanzania, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(3):619-646.
4. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 206-207.
5. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1579.