Hartwig's soft-furred mouse
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| Hartwig's Soft-furred Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Praomys |
| Species: | P. hartwigi |
| Binomial name | |
| Praomys hartwigi Eisentraut, 1968 | |
Hartwig's Soft-furred Mouse or Hartwig's Praomys (Praomys hartwigi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Praomys hartwigi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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