Hybomys (Hybomys) basilii Eisentraut 1965

Hybomys (Hybomys) basilii Eisentraut 1965, Zool. Jahrb. Syst., 92: 20.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Mocatal, 1200 m.

Vernacular Names: Bioko Hybomys.

Distribution: Endemic to Bioko.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Hybomys . Originally described as a subspecies of H. univittatus, but raised to specific rank by Van der Straeten (1985) based on morphometric analyses contrasting it with samples identified as H. univittatus and H. lunaris (Van der Straeten, 1985; Van der Straeten and Hutterer, 1986).