Verreaux's mouse explained

Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Myomyscus. Other species that had been previously assigned to Myomyscus are now considered to belong to the genera Mastomys, Ochromyscus, Praomys and Stenocephalemys.^{[1] [2]}

It is found only in South Africa.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

Notes and References

1. 2021-10-01. Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 163. 107263. 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107263. 1055-7903. Nicolas . Violaine . Mikula . Ondřej . Lavrenchenko . Leonid A. . Šumbera . Radim . Bartáková . Veronika . Bryjová . Anna . Meheretu . Yonas . Verheyen . Erik . Missoup . Alain Didier . Lemmon . Alan R. . Moriarty Lemmon . Emily . Bryja . Josef . 34273505 . 10067/1795280151162165141 . free .
2. Web site: Explore the Database. 2021-08-20. www.mammaldiversity.org.