Forest soft-furred mouse
The forest soft-furred mouse or West African praomys (Praomys rostratus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Forest soft-furred mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Praomys |
| Species: | P. rostratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Praomys rostratus (Miller, 1900) | |
References
- Cassola, F. (2016). "Praomys rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18120A22417586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18120A22417586.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- 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.
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