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Hylomyscus stella Thomas, 1911
Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Hylomyscus > Species: Hylomyscus stella Thomas, 1911
Type Description
Thomas, O. 1911. Thre new African rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 7:590-593.
Type Locality
E Dem. Rep. Congo, Ituri Forest, between Mawambi and Avakubi.
Measurements
Total length: 176-261 mm
Head and body: 79-104 mm
Tail length: 111-150 mm
Hindfoot length: 16-20 mm
Ear length: 16-20 mm
Weight: 15-24 g
Head and body: 79-104 mm
Tail length: 111-150 mm
Hindfoot length: 16-20 mm
Ear length: 16-20 mm
Weight: 15-24 g
Description
The dorsal pellage of the Stella Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus stella) is a dull rufous fawn or redish-brown with the base of the hairs a dark grey colour and a whitish-grey ventral underside , the bas of the hairs grey with greyish white tips (
Comparisons
The skull of H. stella has a shorter incisive (palatal) foramina compared to H. denniae (
Distribution
Distributed throughout central and eastern Africa from Nigeria south to northern Angola, east to Kenya, Uganda, and east-central Tanzania but species distribution limits are unknown. (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) Hylomyscua stella is considered a rain forest species and will be found throughout the lower altitudinal forests of East Africa. (Kingdon, 1984)
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. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:585, 592-594.
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.
6. Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677:453.
7. Thomas,O. 1906. Descriptions of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 18:136-147.
8. Thomas,O. 1911. Thre new African rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 7:590-593. 9. Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds.). 2005. Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Third ed. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1336.
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. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:585, 592-594.
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.
6. Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677:453.
7. Thomas,O. 1906. Descriptions of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 18:136-147.
8. Thomas,O. 1911. Thre new African rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 7:590-593. 9. Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds.). 2005. Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Third ed. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1336.