The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (Praomys obscurus) or Gotel Mountain praomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Gotel Mountains in southeastern Nigeria. It occurs in fern-grassland, montane forest, along streams in forest, gallery forest, and swamp forest, at elevations of 1,600–2,400 m (5,200–7,900 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation), presumably caused by logging and the conversion of land to agricultural and other uses.[1]
| Gotel Mountain 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 |
| Genus: | Praomys |
| Species: | P. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Praomys obscurus Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1992
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| Synonyms | |
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Praomys hartwigi obscurus Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1992 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2016). "Praomys obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41211A22418016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41211A22418016.en.
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.