Verreaux's mouse

Verreaux's Mouse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Myomyscus
Species:	M. verreauxii
Binomial name
	Myomyscus verreauxii; (Smith, 1834)
Synonyms
	Myomys verreauxii (Smith, 1834);

Verreaux's Mouse or Verreaux's White-footed Rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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. 2004. Myomyscus verreauxii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

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