Verreaux's Mouse

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Verreaux's Mouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Myomyscus
Species: M. verreauxii
Binomial name
Myomyscus verreauxii
(Smith, 1834)
Synonyms

Myomys verreauxii (Smith, 1834)

Verreaux's Mouse or Verreaux's White-footed Rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

[edit] References

  • 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. 2004. Myomyscus verreauxii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.