Praomyini is a

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muroid The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except A ...

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

s in the subfamily

Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

. Species in this tribe are found mostly throughout

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, but one species (''

Mastomys erythroleucus The Guinea multimammate mouse (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of ...

'') is found in

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, and another ('' Ochromyscus yemeni'') is found in the

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. In addition, one fossil genus ('' Karnimata'') is known, which inhabited

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and

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(in addition to

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) during the

Late Miocene The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million ye ...

Species

Recent species

Species in the tribe include: *Genus ''

Chingawaemys The Chingawa forest rat (''Chingawaemys rarus'') is a species of rodent endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Chingawaemys''. It was only described in 2021, when it was discovered during a broad phylogenetic analysis ...

'' **

Chingawa forest rat The Chingawa forest rat (''Chingawaemys rarus'') is a species of rodent endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Chingawaemys''. It was only described in 2021, when it was discovered during a broad phylogenetic analysis ...

, ''Chingawaemys rarus'' * Genus ''

Colomys The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, E ...

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African wading rat The African wading rat or African water rat (''Colomys goslingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equat ...

, ''Colomys goslingi'' *Genus ''

Congomys ''Congomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus were formerly classified in ''Praomys'', and both are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: Républiqu ...

'' ** Lukolela swamp rat, ''Congomys lukolelae'' **

Verschuren's swamp rat Verschuren's swamp rat (''Congomys verschureni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habit ...

, ''Congomys verschureni'' * Genus ''

Heimyscus The African smoky mouse or smokey heimyscus (''Heimyscus fumosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Heimyscus''. It is native to Central Africa, where it occurs in Cameroon, Central African Rep ...

'' ** African smoky mouse, ''Heimyscus fumosus'' * Genus ''

Hylomyscus ''Hylomyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square&nbs ...

'' - African wood mice ** ''H. aeta'' group *** Beaded wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus aeta'' *** '' Hylomyscus grandis'' ** ''H. alleni'' group *** Allen's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus alleni'' *** Angolan wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus carillus'' *** Stella wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus stella'' ***

Walter Verheyen's mouse Walter Verheyen's mouse (''Hylomyscus walterverheyeni'') is a species of rodent of the genus ''Hylomyscus'' that is found in the Central African lowland and mountain forests. Description The species was first described in 2008 and was named afte ...

, ''Hylomyscus walterverheyeni'' ** ''H. anselli'' group *** Ansell's wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus anselli'' *** Arc Mountain wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus arcimontensis'' ** ''H. baeri'' group ***

Baer's wood mouse Baer's hylomyscus or Baer's wood mouse (''Hylomyscus baeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threaten ...

, ''Hylomyscus baeri'' ** ''H. denniae'' group ***

Montane wood mouse The montane hylomyscus or montane wood mouse (''Hylomyscus denniae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. A long-coated species with brownish-grey upper parts and whitish-grey underparts, it occurs in the uplands of tropical Central A ...

, ''Hylomyscus denniae'' *** Small-footed forest mouse, ''Hylomyscus endorobae'' *** ''

Hylomyscus vulcanorum ''Hylomyscus vulcanorum'' is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. References

Hylomyscus, vulcanorum Mammals described in 1925 {{Muridae-stub ...

'' ** ''H. parvus'' group *** Little wood mouse, ''Hylomyscus parvus'' * Genus ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mou ...

'' - multimammate rats **

Angolan multimammate mouse The Angolan multimammate mouse (''Mastomys angolensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Myomyscus'' but has been reclassified int ...

, ''Mastomys angolensis'' **

Awash multimammate mouse The Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''Mastomys awashensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Ethiopia. Phylogentically the Awash multimammate mouse is the sister taxon of the Natal multimammate mouse (M. nat ...

, ''Mastomys awashensis'' **

Southern multimammate mouse The southern multimammate mouse or southern African mastomys (''Mastomys coucha'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is endemic to southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). It i ...

, ''Mastomys coucha'' **

Guinea multimammate mouse The Guinea multimammate mouse (''Mastomys erythroleucus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of ...

, ''Mastomys erythroleucus'' ** Hubert's multimammate mouse, ''Mastomys huberti'' **

Verheyen's multimammate mouse Verheyen's multimammate mouse (''Mastomys kollmannspergeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater la ...

, ''Mastomys kollmannspergeri'' **

Natal multimammate mouse The Natal multimammate mouse (''Mastomys natalensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the Natal multimammate rat, the common African rat, or the African soft-furred mouse. The Natal multimammate rat is the natu ...

, ''Mastomys natalensis'' **

Shortridge's multimammate mouse Shortridge's multimammate mouse (''Mastomys shortridgei'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae. It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland ...

, ''Mastomys shortridgei'' * Genus '' Montemys'' ** Delectable soft-furred mouse, ''Montemys delectorum'' * Genus ''

Myomyscus Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now con ...

'' ** Verreaux's mouse, ''Myomyscus verreauxii'' *Genus ''

Nilopegamys The Ethiopian amphibious rat also known as the Ethiopian water mouse (''Nilopegamys plumbeus'') is an insectivorous and semiaquatic species of rodent in the monotypic genus ''Nilopegamys'' of the family Muridae. There has only been one known spe ...

'' ** Ethiopian amphibious rat, ''Nilopegamys plumbeus'' (possibly extinct) * Genus ''

Ochromyscus ''Ochromyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains two species from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, both of which were formerly classified in ''Myomyscus'': * Brockman's rock mouse, ''Ochromyscus brockmani'' * ...

'' - rock mice **

Brockman's rock mouse Brockman's rock mouse, or Brockman's myomyscus (''Ochromyscus brockmani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and possibly Republic of the Co ...

or Brockman's white-footed rat, ''Ochromyscus brockmani'' **

Yemeni mouse The Yemeni mouse (''Ochromyscus yemeni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is the only modern member of the tribe Praomyini to be found outside of Africa. It was initially described as a sub ...

, ''Ochromyscus yemeni'' * Genus ''

Praomys ''Praomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Praomys coetzeei'' * Dalton's mouse, ''Praomys daltoni'' * De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi'' * Deroo ...

'' - African soft-furred rats ** '' Praomys coetzeei'' **

Dalton's mouse Dalton's mouse or Dalton's praomys (''Praomys daltoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, ...

, ''Praomys daltoni'' ** De Graaff's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys degraaffi'' **

Deroo's mouse Deroo's mouse or Deroo's praomys (''Praomys derooi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and urban areas. References * * Van der Straeten, E. & Decher ...

, ''Praomys derooi'' ** Hartwig's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys hartwigi'' **

Jackson's soft-furred mouse Jackson's soft-furred mouse or Jackson's praomys (''Praomys jacksoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

, ''Praomys jacksoni'' ** Least soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys minor'' **

Misonne's soft-furred mouse Misonne's soft-furred mouse or Misonne's praomys (''Praomys misonnei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowl ...

, ''Praomys misonnei'' **

Cameroon soft-furred mouse The Cameroon soft-furred mouse or Cameroon praomys (''Praomys morio'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is thre ...

, ''Praomys morio'' **

Muton's soft-furred mouse 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 river ...

, ''Praomys mutoni'' **

Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse The Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse (''Praomys obscurus'') or Gotel Mountain praomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Gotel Mountains in southeastern Nigeria. It occurs in fern-grassland, montane forest, along ...

, ''Praomys obscurus'' ** Peter's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys petteri'' **

Forest soft-furred mouse The forest soft-furred mouse or West African praomys (''Praomys rostratus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...

, ''Praomys rostratus'' ** Tullberg's soft-furred mouse, ''Praomys tullbergi'' * Genus '' Serengetimys'' ** Dwarf multimammate mouse, ''Serengetimys pernanus'' * Genus ''

Stenocephalemys ''Stenocephalemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus is endemic to Ethiopia. Species ''Stenocephalemys'' contains six described species: * Ethiopian white-footed mouse (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') * Ethiopian narrow-he ...

'' - Ethiopian narrow-headed rats **

Ethiopian white-footed mouse The Ethiopian white-footed mouse or white-footed stenocephalemys (''Stenocephalemys albipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It lives in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forest and tropical ...

, ''Stenocephalemys albipes'' **

Ethiopian narrow-headed rat The Ethiopian narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical ...

, ''Stenocephalemys albocaudata'' **

Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat The gray-tailed narrow-headed rat (''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high- ...

, ''Stenocephalemys griseicauda'' **

Rupp's mouse Rupp's mouse or Rupp's stenocephalemys (''Stenocephalemys ruppi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat l ...

, ''Stenocephalemys ruppi'' *Genus '' Zelotomys'' - stink mice **

Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse (''Zelotomys hildegardeae'') or Hildegarde's zelotomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central Africa. Taxonomy This mouse was first described in 1902 by the British zoologist Ol ...

, ''Zelotomys hildegardeae'' ** Woosnam's broad-headed mouse, ''Zelotomys woosnami''

Fossil species

* †'' Karnimata'' (

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, and

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)'''' ** †'' Karnimata darwini'' ** †'' Karnimata fejfari''

References

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