NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson, 2014
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse (Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in western Kenya, and presumably eastern Uganda on Mt. Elgon, and was first described as a new species to science in 2014. Its natural habitat is tropical montane rainforest. It occurs in sympatry with Hylomyscus endorobae in the Mau Forest of Kenya. The specific epithet honours American mammalogist and educator Julian Kerbis Peterhans.
Wikipedia contributors, Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:45:52.895198+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson, 2014
- Name authority
- Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson, 2014
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Hylomyscus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusHylomyscus Thomas, 1926
- speciesHylomyscus kerbispeterhansi Demos, Agwanda & Hickerson, 2014
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hylomyscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser HylomyscusHylomyscus parvus Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylomyscus pamfi Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen & Colyn, 2010 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allen's HylomyscusHylomyscus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beaded HylomyscusHylomyscus aeta (Thomas, 1911) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Demos, Terrence C., Bernard Agwanda, and Michael J. Hickerson. (2014). Integrative taxonomy within the Hylomyscus denniae complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and a new species from Kenya. Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 95, No. 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6MNPR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.