Walter Verheyen's mouse

Walter Verheyen's mouse (Hylomyscus walterverheyeni) is a species of rodent of the genus Hylomyscus that is found in the Central African lowland and mountain forests. It was first described in 2008 and was named after Walter Verheyen, who was the first to study the genus Hylomyscus. It has soft, fine fur that is reddish brown on the back and whitish gray on the underside, while juveniles are blackish gray. The mean head-body length is 86 mm, the mean tail length is 129 mm, and it weighs between 11 and 29 g, with a mean of 18 g. Its form is very similar to the related species Hylomyscus stella, and it can be told apart only by DNA analysis and cranial and dental morphometrics. It lives in forests up to 2000 m in the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and south-east and western Cameroon, and its diet consists of insects, fruits and seeds.