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Angolan multimammate mouse

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Angolan multimammate mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mastomys
Species:
M. angolensis
Binomial name
Mastomys angolensis
(Bocage, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Myomyscus angolensis (Bocage, 1890)

The Angolan multimammate mouse (Mastomys angolensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly classified in the genus Myomyscus but has been reclassified into the genus Mastomys.[2][3] Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Coetzee, N. (2008). "Myomyscus angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T45091A10972434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T45091A10972434.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 (October 2021). "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. hdl:10067/1795280151162165141. ISSN 1095-9513. PMID 34273505.
  3. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.