Verreaux's mouse
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.
| Verreaux's mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942 |
| Species: | M. verreauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myomyscus verreauxii (Smith, 1834) | |
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It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
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