Praomys togoensis
Hounmavo, Demos, Lutz, Delapré, R. Cornette, Segniagbeto, Kerbis Peterhans, & Nicolas, 2026
Togo Soft-furred Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Praomyini |
| Genus | : Praomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Hounmavo, A., Demos, T.C., Lutz, H.L., Delapré, A., Cornette, R., Segniagbeto, G.H., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. and Nicolas, V. 2026-03-09. Integrative taxonomy of the Praomys tullbergi complex (Rodentia, Muridae): a new species from West Africa. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).
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Original name as described
Praomys togoensis
Type material
MNHN-ZM-2025-29
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Bounako, Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, Togo (09°10'28.95″N, 00°53'45.58″E, 308 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Benin · Togo
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Hounmavo, A., Demos, T.C., Lutz, H.L., Delapré, A., Cornette, R., Segniagbeto, G.H., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. and Nicolas, V. 2026. Integrative taxonomy of the Praomys tullbergi complex (Rodentia, Muridae): a new species from West Africa. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag007
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 1 name and synonym.
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