Petter's Praomys
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Praomys petteri Van der Straeten, Lecompte & Denys, 2003 |
Petter's Praomys (Praomys petteri) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Van der Straeten, E. & Decher, J. 2004. Praomys petteri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.