The Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (''Petromyscus monticularis'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
* Coetzee, N. & Schlitter, D. 2004.
Petromyscus monticularis 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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Petromyscus
Mammals described in 1925
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxa named by Martin Hinton
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fauna of Namibia
Fauna of South Africa
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