The Cameroon soft-furred mouse or Cameroon praomys (Praomys morio) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cameroon 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. morio
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Binomial name | |
Praomys morio (Trouessart, 1881)
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References
edit- ^ Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Praomys morio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18118A115142184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18118A22417911.en. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- 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. 2004. Praomys morio. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.