- Verschuren's Swamp Rat
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Verschuren's Swamp Rat Conservation status 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
The 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, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Praomys verschureni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.