| Verreaux's mouse | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Myomyscus |
| Species: | M. verreauxii |
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Myomyscus verreauxii (Smith, 1834) |
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Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (Myomyscus verreauxii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.