Misonne's soft-furred mouse

Misonne's soft-furred mouse or Misonne's praomys (Praomys misonnei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and arable land.

Misonne's soft-furred mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Praomys
Species:
P. misonnei
Binomial name
Praomys misonnei
Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1987

References

  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  • Van der Straeten, E., Dieterelen, F., Agwanda, B. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2004. Praomys misonnei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.


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