Verschuren's swamp rat

Verschuren's swamp rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Praomys
Species:	P. verschureni
Binomial name
Praomys verschureni (Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)
Synonyms
Malacomys verschureni Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977

Verschuren's swamp rat (Praomys verschureni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland 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. 2004. Praomys verschureni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.