Verreaux's Mouse
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Myomys verreauxii (Smith, 1834) |
Verreaux's Mouse or Verreaux's White-footed Rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Myomyscus verreauxii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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