Muton's soft-furred mouse
| Muton's soft-furred mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Praomys |
| Species: | P. mutoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Praomys mutoni Van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990 | |
Muton's soft-furred mouse or riverine praomys (Praomys mutoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and rivers.
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1449. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Praomys mutoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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