Congomys

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Congomys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Praomyini
Genus: Congomys
Nicolas et al., 2021
Species

C. lukolelae
C. verschureni

Congomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus were formerly classified in Praomys , and both are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1] [2]

The two species in this genus are:

References

  1. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2021MolPE.16307263N. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. hdl: 10067/1795280151162165141 . ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   34273505.
  2. ↑ "Congomys". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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