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Species of rodent

Charming thicket rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Thamnomys
Species: T. venustus
Binomial name
Thamnomys venustus
Thomas, 1907
Synonyms

schoutedeni Hatt, 1934

The charming thicket rat (Thamnomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as Thamnomys schoutedeni. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Thamnomys venustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21702A22412227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21702A22412227.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Oenomys–Pithecheir)
Oenomys
Division
Grammomys
Lamottemys
Oenomys
(Rufous-nosed rats)
Thallomys
(Acacia rats)
Thamnomys
(Thicket rats)
Phloeomys
Division
Batomys
(Luzon and Mindanao
forest rats)
Carpomys
(Luzon rats)
Crateromys
(Cloudrunners)
Phloeomys
(Slender-tailed
cloud rats)
Pithecheir
Division
Eropeplus
Lenomys
Lenothrix
Margaretamys
(Margareta's rats)
Pithecheir
(Monkey-footed rats)
Pithecheirops
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Thamnomys venustus


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