Praomys
Praomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
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Praomys daltoni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Praomyini |
Genus: | Praomys Thomas, 1915 |
Type species | |
Epimys tullbergi[1] | |
Species | |
Praomys coetzeei |
Praomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species:
- Praomys coetzeei
- Dalton's mouse, Praomys daltoni
- De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, Praomys degraaffi
- Deroo's mouse, Praomys derooi
- Hartwig's soft-furred mouse, Praomys hartwigi
- Jackson's soft-furred mouse, Praomys jacksoni
- Least soft-furred mouse, Praomys minor
- Misonne's soft-furred mouse, Praomys misonnei
- Cameroon soft-furred mouse, Praomys morio
- Muton's soft-furred mouse, Praomys mutoni
- Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse, Praomys obscurus
- Petter's soft-furred mouse, Praomys petteri
- Forest soft-furred mouse, Praomys rostratus
- Tullberg's soft-furred mouse, Praomys tullbergi
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.