Delectable soft-furred mouse

Delectable soft-furred mouse
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Praomys
Species:	P. delectorum
Binomial name
Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)

The delectable soft-furred mouse or East African praomys (Praomys delectorum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. 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.

References

• 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.
• Van der Straeten, E. & Agwanda, B. 2004. Praomys delectorum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.