Verreaux's mouse

Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. ^[1]

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1. 13 relations: Andrew Smith (zoologist), Forest, Genus, Guy C. Shortridge, Habitat, Mastomys, Monotypic taxon, Muridae, Ochromyscus, Praomys, Rodent, South Africa, Stenocephalemys.

2. Mammals described in 1834

Andrew Smith (zoologist)

Sir Andrew Smith (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a British surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist.

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Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Guy C. Shortridge

Guy Chester Shortridge (1880–1949) was a South African mammalogist who undertook expeditions in his own state, in Java, Guatemala, Southern India, Burma and at the prompting of Oldfield Thomas travelled to Southwest Australia.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Mastomys

Mastomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. Verreaux's mouse and Mastomys are Murinae stubs and Old World rats and mice.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Muridae

The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.

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Ochromyscus

Ochromyscus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Verreaux's mouse and Ochromyscus are Old World rats and mice.

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Praomys

Praomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Verreaux's mouse and Praomys are Murinae stubs and Old World rats and mice.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Stenocephalemys

Stenocephalemys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Verreaux's mouse and Stenocephalemys are Murinae stubs and Old World rats and mice.

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See also

Mammals described in 1834

• African pygmy mouse
• Antillean fruit-eating bat
• Bicolored roundleaf bat
• Black-capped squirrel monkey
• Bolivian river dolphin
• Brants's whistling rat
• Brown mouse lemur
• Cape short-eared gerbil
• Common raccoon dog
• Gerbil mouse
• Gray climbing mouse
• Inia
• Least horseshoe bat
• Malagasy mouse-eared bat
• Natal long-fingered bat
• Natal multimammate mouse
• Red forest duiker
• Savanna path shrew
• Smaller horseshoe bat
• Smith's red rock hare
• Southern multimammate mouse
• Taruca
• Trefoil horseshoe bat
• Ursine colobus
• Verreaux's mouse
• Western hoolock gibbon
• White-tailed rat
• Yellow-necked mouse

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verreaux's_mouse

Also known as Myomys, Myomys verreauxii, Myomyscus, Myomyscus verreauxii, Verreaux's White-Footed Rat.

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