African smoky mouse
The African smoky mouse or smokey heimyscus (Heimyscus fumosus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Heimyscus.
| African smoky mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Heimyscus Misonne, 1969 |
| Species: | H. fumosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heimyscus fumosus (Brosset, DuBost & Heim de Balsac, 1965) | |
It is native to Central Africa, where it occurs in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is a habitat specialist, living only in primary lowland forest.[1] It is threatened by deforestation.[1]
Notes
- Granjon, L. 2008. Heimyscus fumosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 11 April 2015.
References
- 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. pp. 1329–1330. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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