- Charming Thicket Rat
-
Charming Thicket Rat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Thamnomys Species: T. venustus Binomial name Thamnomys venustus
Thomas, 1907Synonyms schoutedeni Hatt, 1934
The Charming Thicket Rat (Thamnomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as Thamnomys schoutedeni. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Thamnomys schoutedeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Dieterlen, F. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Thamnomys venustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- 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.
