Delectable soft-furred mouse

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Delectable soft-furred mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Praomyini
Genus: Montemys
Nicolas et al., 2021
Species:
M. delectorum
Binomial name
Montemys delectorum
(Thomas, 1910)
Synonyms

Praomys delectorum

The delectable soft-furred mouse or East African praomys (Montemys delectorum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Montemys; it was formerly classified in the genus Praomys . [2] [3]

It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Praomys delectorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T18114A22418403. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18114A22418403.en .
  2. 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. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   34273505.
  3. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.