Verheyen's multimammate mouse
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| Verheyen's Multimammate Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mastomys |
| Species: | M. kollmannspergeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mastomys kollmannspergeri (Petter, 1957) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mastomys verheyeni Robbins & Van der Straeten, 1989 | |
Verheyen's Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys kollmannspergeri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, and urban areas.
References
- Granjon, L. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Mastomys kollmannspergeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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.
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