Hylomyscus pamfi

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Hylomyscus pamfi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hylomyscus
Species:
H. pamfi
Binomial name
Hylomyscus pamfi
Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen & Colyn, 2010 [2]

Hylomyscus pamfi is a species of murid rodent in the genus Hylomyscus. [2] It is native to southeastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria. [1]

Hylomyscus pamfi has been found to be a host of Lassa Virus. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kennerley, R. (2016). "Hylomyscus pamfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T45955968A45973086. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45955968A45973086.en .
  2. 1 2 Nicolas, V.; Olayemi, A.; Wendelen, W.; Colyn, M. (2010). "Mitochondrial DNA and morphometrical identification of a new species of Hylomyscus (Rodentia: Muridae) from West Africa". Zootaxa. 2579: 30–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2579.1.2.
  3. ↑ Olayemi, Ayodeji; Cadar, Daniel; Magassouba, N'Faly; Obadare, Adeoba; Kourouma, Fode; Oyeyiola, Akinlabi; Fasogbon, Samuel; Igbokwe, Joseph; Rieger, Toni; Bockholt, Sabrina; Jérôme, Hanna; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Garigliany, Mutien; Lorenzen, Stephan; Igbahenah, Felix (2016-05-03). "New Hosts of The Lassa Virus". Scientific Reports. 6 25280. Bibcode:2016NatSR...625280O. doi:10.1038/srep25280. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   4853722 . PMID   27140942.


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