The Dahomey Gap wood mouse, scientific name Hylomyscus pamfi, is a species of murid rodent in the genus Hylomyscus. It belongs to Muridae, the family of mice and rats, within the order Rodentia, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility backbone lists it as an accepted species described by Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen and Colyn in 2010. According to English Wikipedia it is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin and southwestern Nigeria, and it has been found to be a host of Lassa virus, the virus that causes Lassa fever in people. Little else is recorded in the sources read for this entry, so this description is deliberately short.
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Muridae, Taxa Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match for Hylomyscus pamfi
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Source Hylomyscus pamfi (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hylomyscus pamfi (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hylomyscus pamfi (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hylomyscus pamfi (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria.
Sources
1. iNaturalist: iNaturalist taxon record for Hylomyscus pamfi
iNaturalistTaxon record, extinct flagQuote, Taxon record, extinct flag
"extinct": false
Hylomyscus pamfi (Wikipedia)
Lead, range
It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
Hylomyscus pamfi is a species of murid rodent in the genus Hylomyscus.
View the SourceGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match for Hylomyscus pamfi
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species match, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species match, family
"family": "Muridae"
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