Beaded Hylomyscus

Beaded HylomyscusA 2025 field-identification study in Nyungwe National Park records Beaded Hylomyscus among Rwanda's forest small mammals. The study uses coat color and tail proportions to distinguish it from similar species.What are its coat and tail like?The study's identification key describes a cinnamon-colored back, white belly, and a tail about 145% of head-and-body length.Does it use trees and shrubs?A 2025 field-identification study in Nyungwe National Park records Beaded Hylomyscus among Rwanda's forest small mammals. The study uses coat color and tail proportions to distinguish it from similar species.The Nyungwe study treats it as a small climbing rodent that uses trees or shrubs.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.