Hybomys (Typomys) planifrons (Miller 1900)

[Hybomys (Typomys)] planifrons (Miller 1900), Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 2: 641.

Type Locality: Liberia, Mt Coffee.

Vernacular Names: Liberian Forest Hybomys.

Distribution: Liberian Forest Zone: N and E Sierra Leone, Liberia, S half of Guinea (Barnett et al., 1996; Ziegler et al., 2002), and W Côte d’Ivoire west of the Sassandra River; Carleton and Robbins (1985:990).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Typomys . Part of the murine fauna endemic to West Africa (see account of Grammomys buntingi). Taxonomic status, phylogenetic relationship, and significance of distribution in Liberian forest refuge reviewed by Carleton and Robbins (1985). Additional data reported by Gautun et al. (1986). Grubb et al. (1998) reviewed Sierra Leone population, and Barnett et al. (1996) extended its range in Guinea to the Kounounkan Massif.