Authority citation: Nicolas, V., Olayemi, A., Wendelen, W. and Colyn, M. 2010-08-30. Mitochondrial DNA and morphometrical identification of a new species of Hylomyscus (Rodentia: Muridae) from West Africa. Zootaxa 2579:30-44.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2579.1.2
Original name as described: Hylomyscus pamfi
Nominal names: pamfi Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen, & Colyn, 2010
Other common names: Dahomey Gap Hylomyscus|PAMF's Hylomyscus|PAMF's Wood Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Praomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN CG 2010-663
Type locality: Lalama Forest, Benin.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Togo (TGO) | Benin (BEN) | Nigeria (NGA) | Ghana?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Nicolas, V., Olayemi, A., Wendelen, W., & Colyn, M. (2010). Mitochondrial DNA and morphometrical identification of a new species of Hylomyscus (Rodentia: Muridae) from West Africa. Zootaxa, 2579(1), 30-44.
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