The Angolan hylomyscus or Angolan wood mouse (''Hylomyscus carillus'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae.
It is found only in
Angola
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Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
is
subtropical or tropical dry forest.
References
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Hylomyscus
Rodents of Africa
Endemic fauna of Angola
Mammals of Angola
Mammals described in 1904
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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