Verheyen's multimammate mouse

Verheyen's multimammate mouse (Mastomys kollmannspergeri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, and urban areas.

Verheyen's multimammate mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mastomys
Species:
M. kollmannspergeri
Binomial name
Mastomys kollmannspergeri
(Petter, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Mastomys verheyeni Robbins & Van der Straeten, 1989

References
  1. Granjon, L. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Mastomys kollmannspergeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  • 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. p. 1365. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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