Stella wood mouse Hylomyscus stella Least concern
Where the Stella wood mouse lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 287 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Hylomyscus stella |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 7 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Stella wood mouse live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Stella wood mouse in 7 countries and territories across Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Stella wood mouse endangered?
The Stella wood mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Stella wood mouse?
The Stella wood mouse (Hylomyscus stella) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Hylomyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Stella wood mouse
The Stella hylomyscus or Stella wood mouse (Hylomyscus stella) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stella wood mouse (revision 1371663336), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305521 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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