Least Praomys
Praomys minor Hatt, 1934
Also calledPraomys mineur (fra) · Souris sylvestre plus petite (fra) · Zwerg-Weichhaarratte (deu) · lukolelanpehmohiiri (fin) · pramyszówka najmniejsza (pol) · Малая мягковолосая крыса (rus) · チビヤワゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.708 p.11
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Still only known by the three specimens in Hatt’s sample. Originally described as a subspecies of P. jacksoni (Hatt, 1934 b), and then treated as a subspecies of P. tullbergi (F. Petter, 1975 c), minor is a distinct species in the P. jacksoni complex (Van der Straeten and Dieterlen, 1987; Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990; Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans, 1999).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Originally described as a subspecies of P. jacksoni (Hatt, 1934 b), and then treated as a subspecies of P. tullbergi (Petter, 1975 c), minor is a distinct species in the P. jacksoni complex (Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. The Least Soft-furred Mouse is nocturnal and terrestrial.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Primary and secondary forests, fields, and cropland.
Muridae
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Every page naming Praomys minor in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438471.