Shortridge's rock mouse

Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Shortridge's rock mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Petromyscus
Species:
P. shortridgei
Binomial name
Petromyscus shortridgei
Thomas, 1926

References

  • Coetzee, N. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Petromyscus shortridgei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  • 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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