Charming thicket rat

Charming thicket rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Thamnomys
Species:	T. venustus
Binomial name
Thamnomys venustus Thomas, 1907
Synonyms
schoutedeni Hatt, 1934

The charming thicket rat (Thamnomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as Thamnomys schoutedeni. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Dieterlen, F. 2004. Thamnomys schoutedeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
• Dieterlen, F. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Thamnomys venustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
• 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. 1510–1511. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.