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Muton's soft-furred mouse

Muton's soft-furred mouse or riverine praomys 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 rivers.

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Muton's soft-furred mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Praomys
Species:
P. mutoni
Binomial name
Praomys mutoni
Van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990

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 rivers.

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  1. Kennerley, R.; Van der Straeten, E. (2016). "Praomys mutoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T18119A22417820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18119A22417820.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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