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Praomys
''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and .... It contains the following species: * '' Praomys coetzeei'' * Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni'' * De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi'' * Deroo's mouse, ''Praomys derooi'' * Hartwig's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys hartwigi'' * Jackson's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys jacksoni'' * Least soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys minor'' * Misonne's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys misonnei'' * Cameroon soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys morio'' * Muton's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys mutoni'' * Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys obscurus'' * Petter's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys petteri'' * Forest soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys rostratus'' * ...
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Praomys Jacksoni
Jackson's soft-furred mouse or Jackson's praomys (''Praomys jacksoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, arable land, and heavily degraded former forest. References * * Van der Straeten, E., Decher, J., Dieterlen, F., Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Agwanda, B. 2004.Praomys jacksoni 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Praomys Daltoni
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 area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...s. References * Praomys Mammals described in 1892 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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Gotel Mountain Soft-furred Mouse
The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (''Praomys obscurus'') or Gotel Mountain praomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Gotel Mountains in southeastern Nigeria. It occurs in fern-grassland, montane forest, along streams in forest, gallery forest, and swamp forest, at elevations of above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...), presumably caused by logging and the conversion of land to agricultural and other uses. References Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse Mammals of West Africa Endemic fauna of Nigeria Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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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 threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References * * Van der Straeten, E. 2004.Praomys morio 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Praomys Mammals described in 1881 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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Praomys Obscurus
The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (''Praomys obscurus'') or Gotel Mountain praomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Gotel Mountains in southeastern Nigeria. It occurs in fern-grassland, montane forest, along streams in forest, gallery forest, and swamp forest, at elevations of above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation), presumably caused by logging and the conversion of land to agricultural and other uses. References Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse Mammals of West Africa Endemic fauna of Nigeria Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (''Praomys obscurus'') or Gotel Mountain praomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Gotel Mountains in southeastern Nigeria. It occurs in fern-grassland, montane forest, along ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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Dalton's Mouse
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

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Petter's Soft-furred Mouse
Petter's soft-furred mouse, or Petter's praomys (''Praomys petteri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. References Sources * Praomys Mammals described in 2003 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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Muton's Soft-furred Mouse
Muton's soft-furred mouse or riverine praomys (''Praomys mutoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swampland and river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...s. References * Praomys Mammals described in 1990 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Praomys-stub ...
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Misonne's Soft-furred Mouse
Misonne's soft-furred mouse or Misonne's praomys (''Praomys misonnei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and arable land Arable land (from the , "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the purposes of a .... References * Praomys Mammals described in 1987 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Praomys-stub ...
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Least Soft-furred Mouse
The least soft-furred mouse or least praomys (''Praomys minor'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Description TSMF is generally found in large .... References * Praomys Mammals described in 1934 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic {{Praomys-stub ...
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