Praomys mutoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Praomyini
Genus: Praomys
Species: Praomys mutoni

Name

Praomys mutoni van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990: 75

• Holotype: RMCA 1992.151-M-0001, adult ♂, body in alchol with skull, collected by Akaibe Dudu on 31 May 1985.
• Type locality: “Batiabongena (Masako Forest Reserve, Zaire) 00°36'N 25°13'E”.

References

Primary references

• Van der Straeten, E. & Dudu, A.M. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73–83 in Peters, G. & Hutterer, R. (Eds.). Vertebrates in the tropics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vertebrate Biogeography and Systematics in the Tropics. Museum Alexander Koenig: Bonn. 424 pp. Reference page. 

Links

• Kennerley, R. & Van der Straeten , E. 2016. IUCN: Praomys mutoni  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T18119A22417820. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18119A22417820.en. Accessed on 10 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Riverine Soft-furred Mouse