Delany's mouse

It was previously placed in subfamily Petromyscinae, but it is apparently not closely related to Petromyscus.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and swamps.In 2013, a robust muroid phylogeny found Delanymys sister to Mystromys + Petromyscus, reviving the affinity of Delanymys to petromyscines, in addition to Mystromys (Mystromyinae).More broadly, the clade Delanymys belongs to (Delanymys + (Mystromys + Petromyscus)) was sister to Dendromurinae (Steatomys + (Dendromus + Malacothrix)) and Cricetomyinae (Saccostomus + (Beamys + Cricetomys)).
Conservation statusVulnerableIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaNesomyidaeBinomial namerodentonly speciesPetromyscinaeDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaUgandahabitatsshrublandswampshabitat lossIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesMyomorphaMuroideaPetromyscusBarbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri)Pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus)Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus monticularis)Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)DendromurinaeDendromusMontane African climbing mouse (Dendromus insignis)Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis)Lachaise's climbing mouse (Dendromus lachaisei)Monard's African climbing mouse (Dendromus leucostomus)Lovat's climbing mouse (Dendromus lovati)Gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis)Brant's climbing mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)Banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius)Chestnut climbing mouse (Dendromus mystacalis)Kivu climbing mouse (Dendromus nyasae)Nyika climbing mouse (Dendromus nyikae)Cameroon climbing mouse (Dendromus oreas)Rupp's African climbing mouse (Dendromus ruppi)Vernay's climbing mouse (Dendromus vernayi)DendroprionomysVelvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)MalacothrixGerbil mouse (Malacothrix typica)MegadendromusNikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)PrionomysDollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi)SteatomysBocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei)Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus)Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii)Pousargues's African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus)Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus)Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)MystromyinaeMystromysWhite-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)CricetomyinaeBeamysLesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei)Greater hamster-rat (Beamys major)CricetomysSouthern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei)Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini)Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis)SaccostomusSouth African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)NesomyinaeBrachytarsomysWhite-tailed antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda)Brachytarsomys mahajambaensisHairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa)BrachyuromysBetsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis)Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)EliurusTsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy)Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni)Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli)Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani)Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri)Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori)Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor)Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus)White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus)Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri)Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala)Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)GymnuromysVoalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)HypogeomysMalagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena)Hypogeomys australisMacrotarsomysBastard big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi)Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens)Petter's big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys petteri)MonticolomysKoopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)NesomysWhite-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti)Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni)Nesomys narindaensisIsland mouse (Nesomys rufus)VoalavoEastern voalavo (Voalavo antsahabensis)Northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)AnomalomyidaeDipodoideaDipodidaeAllactaginaeAllactagaAllactodipusPygeretmusScarturusCardiocraniinaeCardiocraniusSalpingotulusSalpingotusDipodinaeEremodipusJaculusStylodipusParadipodiniParadipusEuchoreutinaeEuchoreutesSimimyidaeSminthidaeSicistaZapodidaeEozapusNapaeozapusArmintomyidaeArmintomysPlatacanthomyidaePlatacanthomysTyphlomysSpalacidaeMyospalacinaeEospalaxMyospalaxRhizomyinaeBrachyrhizomysCannomysRhizomysTachyoryctesSpalacinaeNannospalaxSpalaxEumuroidaCalomyscidaeCalomyscusCricetidaeArvicolinaeArvicoliniArvicolaMimomysClethrionomyiniAlticolaCaryomysClethrionomysCraseomysEothenomysDicrostonychiniDicrostonyxPredicrostonyxEllobiusiniBramusEllobiusLaguriniEolagurusLagurusLemminiLemmusMyopusSynaptomysMicrotiniAlexandromysChionomysHyperacriusLasiopodomysLemmiscusMicrotusMictomicrotusNeodonProedromysStenocraniusVolemysOndatriniNeofiberOndatraPliophenacomyiniArborimusPhenacomysPliomyiniDinaromysPliomysCricetinaeAllocricetulusCansumysCricetulodonCricetulusCricetusMesocricetusNothocricetulusPhodopusTscherskiaUrocricetusDemocricetodontinaeKarydomysNeotominaeBaiomyiniBaiomysScotinomysNeotominiHodomysNelsoniaNeotomaXenomysOchrotomyiniOchrotomysReithrodontomyiniHabromysIsthmomysMegadontomysNeotomodonOnychomysOsgoodomysPeromyscusPodomysReithrodontomysSigmodontinaeJuliomysMegaoryzomysAbrotrichiniAbrothrixGeoxusNotiomysAkodontiniAkodonBibimysBlarinomysBrucepattersoniusDeltamysJuscelinomysKunsiaLenoxusNecromysNeomicroxusOxymycterusPodoxymysScapteromysThalpomysThaptomysAegialomysAmphinectomysCerradomysDrymoreomysEremoryzomysEuryoryzomysHandleyomysHolochilusHylaeamysLundomysMegalomysMelanomysMicroakodontomysMicroryzomysMindomysNeacomysNectomysNephelomysNesoryzomysNoronhomysOecomysOligoryzomysOreoryzomysOryzomysPseudoryzomysScolomysSigmodontomysSooretamysTanyuromysTransandinomysZygodontomysPhyllotiniAndalgalomysAndinomysAuliscomysCalassomysCalomysChinchillulaEligmodontiaEuneomysGalenomysGraomysIrenomysLoxodontomysNeotomysPhyllotisPunomysReithrodonSalinomysTapecomysThomasomyiniAbrawayaomysAepeomysChilomysDelomysPhaenomysRhagomysRhipidomysThomasomysWilfredomysWiedomyiniWiedomysIchthyomyiniAnotomysChibchanomysIchthyomysNeusticomysRheomysSigmodontiniSigmodonTylomyinaeNyctomyiniNyctomysOtotylomysTylomyiniOtonyctomysTylomysMuridaeDeomyinaeAcomysDeomysLophuromysUranomysGerbillinaeAmmodillusDesmodillisciniDesmodilliscusPachyuromysGerbilliniBrachionesDipodillusGerbillusMerionesMicrodillusPsammomysRhombomysSekeetamysDesmodillusGerbilliscusGerbillurusTateraTaterillusLeimacomyinaeLeimacomysLophiomyinaeLophiomysMurinaeCoryphomysHadromysSpelaeomysVernayaApodeminiApodemusRhagamysTokudaiaArvicanthiniAethomysArvicanthisCanariomysDasymysDephomysDesmomysGolundaGrammomysHybomysLamottemysLemniscomysMalpaisomysMicaelamysMylomysOenomysPelomysRhabdomysStochomysThallomysThamnomysHapalomyiniHapalomysHydromyiniAnisomysApomysArchboldomysBaiyankamysBrassomysChiropodomysChiruromysChrotomysCoccymysConilurusCrossomysHaeromysHydromysHyomysLeggadinaLeporillusLeptomysLorentzimysMacruromysMallomysMastacomysMelomysMesembriomysMicrohydromysMirzamysNotomysParahydromysParaleptomysParamelomysPogonomysProtochromysPseudohydromysPseudomysRhynchomysSolomysSoricomysUromysXeromysZyzomysMalacomyiniMalacomysMillardiniCremnomysDiomysMadromysMillardiaPithecheirPithecheiropsMuriniOtomyiniMyotomysOtomysParotomysPhloeomyiniBatomysCarpomysCrateromysMusseromysPhloeomysPraomyiniChingawaemysColomysCongomysHeimyscusHylomyscusMastomysMontemysMyomyscusNilopegamysOchromyscusPraomysSerengetimysStenocephalemysZelotomysRattiniAbditomysAnonymomysBandicotaBerylmysBullimusBunomysChiromyscusCrunomysDacnomysDiplothrixEchiothrixEropeplusHalmaheramysHyorhinomysKadarsanomysKomodomysLenomysLenothrixLeopoldamysLimnomysMargaretamysMaxomysMelasmothrixMicromysNesokiaNesoromysNiviventerPapagomysPalawanomysParuromysPaucidentomysPaulamysRattusSaxatilomysSommeromysSrilankamysSundamysTaeromysTarsomysTateomysTonkinomysTryphomysWaiomysVandeleuriniVandeleuriaPseudocricetodontinaeDelanymyinaeDelanymysWikidataWikispeciesARKiveiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifeMuroid rodent