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Verreaux's mouse or Verreaux's white-footed rat (''Myomyscus verreauxii'') is a species of rodent in the family
Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...
. It is the only member of the genus ''Myomyscus''. Other species that had been previously assigned to ''Myomyscus'' are now considered to belong to the genera '' Mastomys'', '' Ochromyscus'', '' Praomys'' and ''
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 ...
''. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.


References

* Endemic fauna of South Africa Old World rats and mice Mammals of South Africa Mammals described in 1834 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub