Verreaux's mouse
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| 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) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Myomyscus verreauxii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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