Muton's soft-furred mouse
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| Muton's soft-furred mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 swampland and rivers.
References[edit]
- ^ Kennerley, R.; Van der Straeten , E. (2016). "Praomys mutoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18119A22417820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18119A22417820.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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. 1449. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.