The velvet climbing mouse (''Dendroprionomys rousseloti'') is a species of

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 ...

in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

References

* * Schlitter, D. 2004.
Dendroprionomys rousseloti

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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