The Angolan wood mouse, also called the Angolan hylomyscus (Hylomyscus carillus), is a rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Angola, mainly in the west and centre of the country, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. The type specimen came from Pungo Andongo at about 1200 metres. It has soft, moderately dense fur that is brown to reddish brown above and whitish grey below, white lips, cheeks, throat and chest, and a long, nearly naked tail about 130 percent of the head and body length, which is 87 to 97 millimetres. It is presumed to be arboreal and nocturnal. The IUCN classes it as Least Concern, though specimens from Angola need taxonomic revision.
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It is found only in Angola
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