Shortridge's rock mouse

Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Shortridge's rock mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Petromyscus
Species:
P. shortridgei
Binomial name
Petromyscus shortridgei
Thomas, 1926

References

  • Coetzee, N. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Petromyscus shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.


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