Verreaux's Mouse | |
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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) |
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Synonyms | |
Myomys verreauxii (Smith, 1834) |
Verreaux's Mouse or Verreaux's White-footed Rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.