| Verreaux's mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Praomyini |
| Genus: | Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942 |
| Species: | M. verreauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myomyscus verreauxii (Smith, 1834) | |
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Verreaux's mouse orVerreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species ofrodent in the familyMuridae. It is theonly species in thegenusMyomyscus. Other species that had been previously assigned toMyomyscus are now considered to belong to the generaMastomys,Ochromyscus,Praomys andStenocephalemys.[2][3]
It is found only inSouth Africa.Its naturalhabitats are temperateforests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
