''Praomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , '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. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae comes ...
endemic to
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
. It contains the following species:
* ''
Praomys coetzeei''
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Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni''
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De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi''
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Deroo's mouse, ''Praomys derooi''
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Hartwig's soft-furred mouse
Hartwig's soft-furred mouse or Hartwig's praomys (''Praomys hartwigi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including ma ...
, ''Praomys hartwigi''
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Jackson's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys jacksoni''
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Least soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys minor''
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Misonne's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys misonnei''
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Cameroon soft-furred mouse
The Cameroon soft-furred mouse or Cameroon praomys (''Praomys morio'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threa ...
, ''Praomys morio''
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Muton's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys mutoni''
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Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys obscurus''
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Petter's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys petteri''
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Forest soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys rostratus''
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Tullberg's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys tullbergi''
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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