Barbour's rock mouse
| Barbour's rock mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Petromyscus |
| Species: | P. barbouri
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| Binomial name | |
| Petromyscus barbouri Shortridge & Carter, 1938
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Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Schlitter, D. (2016). "Petromyscus barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16777A22235766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16777A22235766.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Sources[]
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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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