Verreaux's mouse
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Species: | M. verreauxii
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Myomyscus verreauxii (Smith, 1834)
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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
- ^ van der Straeten, E. (2008). "Myomyscus verreauxii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T45097A10974249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T45097A10974249.en. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- 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.