Cameroon soft-furred mouse

Cameroon soft-furred mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Praomys
Species: P. morio
Binomial name
Praomys morio
(Trouessart, 1881)

The Cameroon soft-furred mouse or Cameroon praomys (Praomys morio) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Praomys morio". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T18118A115142184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18118A22417911.en. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  • 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.
  • Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Praomys morio. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.


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