Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse, also called Hildegarde's zelotomys (Zelotomys hildegardeae), is a rodent of the family Muridae found across tropical Central Africa, from Angola and northern Zambia to Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. It was described in 1902 by Oldfield Thomas and named after the anthropologist Hildegarde Beatrice Hinde. The body is about 125 mm long, with a broad head, pale grey to white cheeks, dense soft greyish-brown fur, whitish underparts and a scantily haired, scaly tail about 70 percent as long as the body. It gives off a strong, unpleasant odour that may deter predators. It lives in moist savanna, tall grassland and scrub, often beside swamps or forests, forages on the ground at night and partly by day, and feeds mainly on grasshoppers, crickets, beetles and other arthropods with some fruit. Litters are usually three to seven. It is nowhere especially common, but no specific threats are known and it is assessed as Least Concern.
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Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
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Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, rangeQuote, Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
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Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Zelotomys hildegardeae) or Hildegarde's zelotomys is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Status
the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern"
Ecology
This mouse is a partially diurnal and nocturnal species
Ecology, diet
feeds mainly on arthropods, such as grasshoppers and crickets, dung beetles, other insects and myriapods, with some fruit
Status, threats
No specific threats have been identified
Distribution and habitat, range
Its range extends from Angola, northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastwards to Tanzania, and northwards to Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, family
Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Zelotomys hildegardeae) or Hildegarde's zelotomys is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (Zelotomys hildegardeae) or Hildegarde's zelotomys is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
In Biome: Savanna, Distribution and habitat
Its typical habitat is moist savanna, tall grassland and scrub, often at the edge of swamps or forests.
In Biome: Grassland, Distribution and habitat
Its typical habitat is moist savanna, tall grassland and scrub, often at the edge of swamps or forests.
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