The delectable soft-furred mouse or East African praomys (Montemys delectorum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Montemys; it was formerly classified in the genus Praomys.[2][3]
| Delectable soft-furred mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Montemys Nicolas et al., 2021 |
| Species: | M. delectorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Montemys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)
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Praomys delectorum | |
It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Praomys delectorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18114A22418403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18114A22418403.en.
- ^ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik; Missoup, Alain Didier; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Bryja, Josef (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163: 107263. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- 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.
- Cassola, F. (2016). "Praomys delectorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18114A22418403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18114A22418403.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.