Annotated checklist of rodents from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa) Author Denys, Christiane Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE-PSL, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) christiane.denys@mnhn.fr Author Missoup, Alain Didier Biologie de l’évolution, Mammalogie Département de Biologie des Organismes Animaux, Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala, BP 24157 Douala-Cameroun (Cameroun) admissoup@ymail.com Author Nicolas, Violaine Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE-PSL, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) violaine.colin@mnhn.fr Author Sylla, Morlaye d’Études et de Recherches sur les Petits Animaux, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry (Guinea) morlayeya@gmail.com Author Douno, Mory Centre de Gestion de l’Environnement des monts Nimba et Simandou (CEGENS) Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD), Conakry (Guinea) morydouno2001@gmail.com Author Kadjo, Blaise Laboratoire des Milieux naturels et Conservation de la Biodiversité, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22 (Côte d’Ivoire) blaisekadjo1@hotmail.com Author Lalis, Aude Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE-PSL, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) aude.lalis@mnhn.fr Author Monadjem, Ara Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Hatfield, 0028 (South Africa) and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eswatini, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni (Eswatini) ara.monadjem@up.ac.za text Zoosystema 2025 2025-10-24 47 27 617 689 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/zoosystema2025v47a27.pdf journal article 312924 10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a27 0423f34e-ce15-453f-81e6-eb6fce49b311 1638-9387 17441339 AF6A7887-54B4-466B-B2CB-BB0BE3B98338

TABLE 7. — External standard measurements of the Guinean and Liberian Nimba Muridae specimens from new (Missions 1 & 3) and old (Lamotte) MNHN-ZM collections, new Mission 2 DM collections or after Coe (1975) NHM collections. Many old collection specimens do not have external measurements on voucher’s labels or were still in alcohol and could not be added here: * measurements taken on specimens in alcohol. N, number of individual measurements; Mean, average value; Min -Max, minimum and maximum value: W, weight; HB, head and body length; TL, tail length; HF, hindfeet; E, ear length; TL.HB, ratio tail length/ head and body length.

Taxa	Catalogue Number	N	W	HB	TL	HF	E	TL.HB
G. kempii	MNHN-ZM-2014- 980	1	140	163	180	35	23	110.4
G. kempii	MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1562	1	115	162	173	35+3	–	107
G. kempii	MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1563	1	110	160	167	35+	–	104
Arvicanthis sp.	MNHN-ZM-MO-1955-660	1	107	–	30	16	–	–
T. trivirgatus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1695	1	45	126	98	33	16	–
T. trivirgatus	MNHN-ZM-2014-1027	1	42	123	–	28	17	–
T. trivirgatus	DM13168	1	42	124	90	30	17	–
T. trivirgatus	NHM mean	6	54.2	116	97.5	28.8	16.3	–
	Min-Max		48-69	103-126	80-111	27-31	15-17	–
D. rufulus	MNHN-ZM-2011-578	1	48	124	128	29+3	16	–
D. rufulus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1693	1	72	128	142	32	18	–
D. rufulus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-2276	1	–	115	146	32	19	–
D. rufulus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1987-49	1	81	256*	–	31	20	–
D. rufulus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1987-50	1	81	293*	–	33	17	–
Dephomys cf. eburneae	MNHN-ZM-2021-1694	1	66	134	210	27	19	–
Dephomys sp.	MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1502	1	45	123	191	27	–	–
Dephomys cf. defua	DM13172	1	–	–	–	23	–	–
Dephomys sp.	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-2101	1	–	100	24	–	–	–
Dephomys sp.	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-1561	1	–	100	170	20	12	–
Dephomys sp.	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-2118	1	–	100	170	25	16	–
G. macmillani	MNHN-ZM-2015-1018	1	37	119	163	23	17	–
G. macmillani	MNHN-ZM-2014-1016	1	38	112	167	23	16	–
G. macmillani	MNHN-ZM-2014-1017	1	41	118	134	23	15	–
G. macmillani	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-2114 to 2117 Mean 3		36	101.3	158.7	23.5	14.7	–
	Min-Max		35-37	90-118	130-185	21.5-25	14-16	–
L.striatus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1696	1	38	116	–	26	16	–
L. striatus	MNHN-ZM-2014-978,	2	35-38	113-114	120-121	24	16	105-106
MNHN-ZM-2014-979
L. striatus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-2147	2	–	105	123-125	28	13-14	117-119
MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-1121
M. dybowskii	MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-1013*	1	–	67	67	20+2	11+	–
O. ornatus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-1120	1	–	137	188	34	18	–
M. edwardsi	DM13170	1	62	138	167	32.6	27	–
M. edwardsi	DM13191	1	46	128	155	31	26	–
M. edwardsi	DM13192	1	52	126	168	33	24	–
M. edwardsi	MNHN Mission 1 Mean	7	45.4	121	141.4	32.6	24.7	–
	Min-Max		21-79	93-152.5	107-174	31-35	20-29	–
M. edwardsi	DM Mission 2 Mean	17	61	139	164.1	31.9	26.1	–
	Min-Max		44-84	128-155	147-182	21-35	23-28	–
M. edwardsi	MNHN Lamotte Mean	15	60	139	170.6	34.9	26.3	–
	Min-Max		27.5-82	103-156	130-193	32-37	24-28	–
M. cansdalei	DM 13173	1	86	152	216	42.7	28,0	–
M. cansdalei	MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2058,	2	107-112	168-171	208-222	44-47	32	–
MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2059
M. cansdalei	NHM-44.460 Type	1	–	135	200	40	29	–
M. cansdalei	NHM-46.459 paratype	1	–	141	189	39.5	30	–
P. rostratus	MNHN Mission1 Mean	21	43.8	119.4	132.2	24.5	18	–
	Min-Max		12-73	76-139	86-162	20-28	15-19	–
P. tullbergi	MNHN Mission 1 Mean	22	29.7	102.7	125.1	21.3	16.8	–
	Min-Max		8-45	74-120	78-143	16-24	14-18	–
H. simus	MNHN Mission 1 mean	17	13.7	76.2	97	17.4	14.8	–
	Min- Max		4-27	52-114	66-127	15-19	10-18	–
H. simus	DM Mission 2 Mean	3	21.8	92.7	123.7	17.4	17	–
	Min-Max		21-22.5	90-94	117-130	17.1-17.6	16-18	–
H. simus	MNHN Mission 3 Mean	8	16.5	84.8	118	18.4	15.1	–
	Min-Max		8-24	68-94	98-139	16-19	12-17	–
H. simus	MNHN Lamotte Mean	10	18.2	81.7	119.5	18.7	14.6	–
	Min-Max		11-27	65-97	105-137	18-20	13-17	–
H. simus	NHM Min-Max	3	11-56	70-124	114-144	17-18	12-16	–
M. erythroleucus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1770	1	43	119	112	24	17	–
M. erythroleucus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1771	1	–	95	95	23+1	–	–
M. erythroleucus	MNHN-ZM-2021-1772	1	43	119	112	24	17	–
M. natalensis	MNHN-ZM-2021-1776	1	32	111	108	24	16	–
M. natalensis	MNHN-ZM-2021-1773	1	43	114	106	24+1	17	–
M. natalensis	MNHN-ZM-2021-1774	1	34	106	109	24	16	–
M. natalensis	MNHN-ZM-2021-1775	1	19	88	78	23	17	–
M. minutoides	MNHN Mission 1 Mean	14	5.32	57.67	45.71	12.33	8.5	–
	Min-Max		4-7	51-64	37-51	11-13	7-10	–
M. minutoides	MNHN Mission 3 Mean	14	6.42	64.5	48	12	9.57	–
	Min-Max		6-7.3	60-68	42-54	8-13	9-10	–
M. setulosus	MNHN Mission 1 Mean	10	9.15	74.7	53.7	13.65	10.8	–
	Min-Max		6-13	61-114	49-57	13-14.5	10-12	–
M. setulosus	DM Mission 2 mean	19	11.05	78.3	48.39	13.21	10.11	–
	Min-Max		8-17	68-118	41-56	13-14	9-11	–
M. baoulei	MNHN-ZM-2011-570	1	6	59	39	12	10	–
R. rattus	MNHN-ZM-MO-1992-206	1	228	177	205	37	17	–
R. rattus	MNHN-ZM-2014-976	1	49	132	156	32	20	–
R. rattus	MNHN-LB15	1	49	132	156	32	20	–
R. rattus	MNHN-ZM-2014-977	1	25	104	116	29	19	–
R. rattus	MNHN-LB22	1	25	104	116	29	19	–
R. rattus	DM13205	1	68	132	173	31	–	–
U. ruddi	MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-1123	1	–	95	–	19	13	–
L. sikapusi	MNHN Mission 1 Mean	68	53.6	122.7	64.6	22.4	16.1	–
	Min-Max		25-85	38-142	51-74	12-23	13-18	–
L. sikapusi	MNHN Mission 3 Mean	30	57.6	125.7	63.8	21.3	15.7	–
	Min-Max		19-80	73-148	50-74	12-24	10-18	–
L. sikapusi	DM Mission 2	2	55-59	126-128	72-67	22.3-22	15-16	–