Velvet climbing mouse

The velvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Republic of the Congo.

Velvet climbing mouse

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Dendroprionomys
F. Petter, 1966
Species:
D. rousseloti
Binomial name
Dendroprionomys rousseloti
F. Petter, 1966

References

    • 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.
    • Schlitter, D. 2004. Dendroprionomys rousseloti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.


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