Charming thicket rat
| Charming thicket rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Thamnomys |
| Species: | T. venustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnomys venustus Thomas, 1907 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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schoutedeni Hatt, 1934 | |
The charming thicket rat (Thamnomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as Thamnomys schoutedeni. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Dieterlen, F. 2004. Thamnomys schoutedeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Dieterlen, F. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Thamnomys venustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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