Petter's soft-furred mouse, or Petter's praomys (Praomys petteri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Petter'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. petteri
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Binomial name | |
Praomys petteri Van der Straeten, Lecompte & Denys, 2003
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References
edit- ^ Van der Straeten , E.; Decher, J. (2017). "Praomys petteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T45072A22418555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T45072A22418555.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Sources
edit- 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.