Myomyscus

Verreaux's mouse

Verreaux's mouse

Species of rodent

Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Myomyscus. Other species that had been previously assigned to Myomyscus are now considered to belong to the genera Mastomys, Ochromyscus, Praomys and Stenocephalemys.[2][3]

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It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

References

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    Relton, C.; Avery, M.; Palmer, G. (2017). "Myomyscus verreauxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T45097A110021083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T45097A110021083.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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    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.
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    "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.


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