Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse

Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Praomys
Species: P. obscurus
Binomial name
Praomys obscurus
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1992

The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (Praomys obscurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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