Misonne's Praomys

discussion

Discussion: Sympatric with P. jacksoni at the type locality and with P. jacksoni and P. mutoni in Orientale (Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990). Regarded as related to P. tullbergi by Van der Straeten and Dieterlen (1987; Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990; Dudu et al., 1997). Examples of misonnei we examined from the Ituri Forest in E Dem. Rep. Congo and Gamangui in the Orientale Province, where P. jacksoni was also trapped, are morphologically very similar to P. tullbergi; the possibility that misonnei simply represents populations of P. tullbergi at the eastern margins of its geographic range needs to be considered in any systematic revision of the complex. They are very closely associated in phylogenetic analyses of morphological traits (Lecompte et al., 2002 a) and complete mtDNA cytochrome b sequences (Lecompte et a., 2002 b). Qumsiyeh et al. (1990) identified Kenyan samples as P. misonnei, and their chromosomal and electrophoretic characteristics relate the samples to what they identified as Praomys hildebrandti; identity of the Kenyan material should be reassessed (Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans, 1999, examined five of the specimens used by Qumsiyeh et al. in their chromo

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

discussion

COMMENTS: Sympatric with P. jacksoni at the type locality and with P. jacksoni and P. mutoni in Haut-Zaïre (Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990). Regarded as related to P. tullbergi by Van der Straeten and Dieterlen (1987). The type series and examples of misonnei we examined from the Ituri Forest in E Zaire and Gamangui in Haut-Zaïre, where P. jacksoni was also trapped, are morphologically very similar to P. tullbergi; the possibility that misonnei simply represents populations of P. tullbergi at the eastern margins of its geographic range needs to be considered in any systematic revision of the complex. Qumsiyeh et al. (1990) identified Kenyan samples as P. misonnei, and their chromosomal and electrophoretic characteristics relate the samples to Mastomys hildebrandti; identity of the Kenyan material should be reassessed.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

activity

Activity patterns. Misonne’s Soft-furred Mouse is nocturnal, terrestrial, and semi-arboreal.

Muridae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. In Nigeria, males and females have similar-sized and overlapping home ranges of 0 - 11 - 0 - 39 ha. Individuals of both sexes nest communally and behave amicably toward each another.

Muridae