Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Mus baoulei
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Mus baoulei
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Mus baoulei
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mus baoulei
Mus baoulei: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mus baoulei: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Nannomys. Occurs sympatrically with M. minutoides and M. setulosus, morphology closely similar to species in the M. sorella group (Vermeiren and Verheyen, 1980). The diagnostic traits reported for M. baoulei by Vermeiren and Verheyen (1980) are those that set M. sorella apart from other species of Mus (Verheyen, 1965a). Judged by their description, M. baoulei is distinguished from M. sorella by smaller size, a contrast that also exists between M. sorella and M. neavei (see that acc...