Hylomyscus vulcanorum

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Hylomyscus vulcanorum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hylomyscus
Species:
H. vulcanorum
Binomial name
Hylomyscus vulcanorum
Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925

Hylomyscus vulcanorum is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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