Groove-toothed Forest Mouse
Leimacomys buettneri Matschie, 1893
Also calledFurchenzahn-Waldmaus (deu) · Groeftandbosmuis (nld) · Rat de Bittner (fra) · Rövidfarkú kúszóegér (hun) · Souris sylvestre de Büttner (fra) · Togo Faregili (tur) · Togomus (nob) · togomyszka reliktowa (pol) · togonhiiri (fin) · Бороздчатозубый хомячок (rus) · トーゴキノボリマウス (jpn)
First described in: Matschie (1893): Leimacomys buettneri. Sitzb . Ges . Naturf. Fr. Berlin 4
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
COMMENTS: Still known only by two specimens (Dieterlen, 1976 a; Misonne, 1966; Rosevear, 1969).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Togo, Bismarckburg, 710 m (see Misonne, 1966, for additional data).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENT: Reviewed by Misonne, 1966, Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent., 144: 42, and Misonne, 1974, Part 6: 14.
Order Rodentia (Part 3)
biology_ecology
Habitat. Woodlands of Atacora Mountains. Two specimens collected in Togo were found in transition zone (ecotone) between rainforest and savanna. F. Dieterlen suggested in 2013 that dense grassland close to riverine forest patch may represent its habitat.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438372.