Verschuren's swamp rat

Verschuren's swamp rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Congomys
Species:	C. verschureni
Binomial name
Congomys verschureni (Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)
Synonyms
Malacomys verschureniVerheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977 Praomys verschureni(Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)

Verschuren's swamp rat (Congomys verschureni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. ^[2] It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Van der Straeten , E. (2016). "Praomys verschureni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T45090A22418977. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45090A22418977.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Congomys verschureni (W. N. Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2021-08-20.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.