Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') 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

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. ...

. It is the only species in the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now considered to belong to the genera ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mouse ...

'', ''

Ochromyscus ''Ochromyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains three species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in '' Myomyscus'': * Brockman's rock mouse Brockman's rock mouse, ...

'', '' Praomys'' and '' Stenocephalemys''. It is found only in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. Its natural

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

s are temperate

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 and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

References

* Endemic fauna of South Africa Old World rats and mice Mammals of South Africa Mammals described in 1834 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub