Biology:Delectable soft-furred mouse
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Delectable soft-furred mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Montemys Nicolas et al., 2021 |
| Species: | M. delectorum
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| Montemys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)
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Praomys delectorum | |
The delectable soft-furred mouse or East African praomys (Montemys delectorum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Montemys; it was formerly classified in the genus Praomys.[2][3]
It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Cassola, F. (2016). "Praomys delectorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18114A22418403.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18114/22418403.
- ↑ Nicolas, Violaine; Mikula, Ondřej; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Šumbera, Radim; Bartáková, Veronika; Bryjová, Anna; Meheretu, Yonas; Verheyen, Erik et al. (2021-10-01). "Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 163. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34273505. Bibcode: 2021MolPE.16307263N. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790321001962.
- ↑ "Montemys delectorum (O. Thomas, 1910)". American Society of Mammalogists. https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003480.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=.
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