Little dwarf wood mouse

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Little dwarf wood mouse
Systematics
Family : Long-tailed mice (Muridae)
Subfamily : Old World Mice (Murinae)
Tribe : Praomyini
Stenocephalemys group
Genre : African wood mice ( Hylomyscus )
Type : Little dwarf wood mouse
Scientific name
Hylomyscus parvus
Brosset , Dubost & Heim de Balsac , 1965

The small dwarf wood mouse ( Hylomyscus parvus ) is a rodent in the long-tailed mouse family .

With a head-trunk length of 56 to 77 mm, a tail length of 87 to 120 mm and a weight of 10 to 16 g, it is the smallest species of the genus African wood mice . The hairs on the top are gray at the base and brown at the top, which gives the fur a chocolate brown to dark brown color. On the sides of the body there is a smooth transition to the light brown to whitish fur on the underside. The little dwarf wood mouse has large round ears that are bare or covered with short hair. The thumbs and big toes are the shortest on the hands and feet. The thumb also lacks the claw while the other fingers have narrow claws. The long tail is sparsely covered with light hair.

The species lives in Cameroon , in the north of Gabun , in the north of the Republic of the Congo and in the west of the Central African Republic . In addition, there is a small population in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The habitat is mainly moist forests in the lowlands, mostly near rivers. The little dwarf wood mouse visits adjacent fields.

The individuals climb mainly in trees or in the undergrowth. Occasionally they are on the floor. Remains of fruits and insects were found in the stomach of this rodent. Captive specimens also ate grains. Females give birth to 2 or 3 cubs per litter, which are clearly darker in color than adults.

The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN because it is relatively common.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 ( Hylomyscus parvus - English: Lesser Wood Mouse .).
  2. ↑ a b c Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Michael Hoffmann, Thomas Butynski, Meredith Happold, Jan Kalina (eds.): Mammals of Africa, Volume IV: Rodents. A&C Black, 2013, p. 437, ISBN 978-1-4081-2257-0 , Lesser Wood Mouse
  3. ↑ a b Hylomyscus parvus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Schlitter, D. & van der Straeten, E., 2008. Accessed May 29, 2016th