Dalton's mouse

Dalton's mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Praomys
Species:
P. daltoni
Binomial name
Praomys daltoni
(Thomas, 1892)
Synonyms

Myomys daltoni (Thomas, 1892)

Dalton's mouse or Dalton's praomys (Praomys daltoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rocky areas, and urban areas.

References

  1. ^ Van der Straeten, E. & Decher, J. 2004. Praomys daltoni. 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. p. 1444. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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