De Graaff's Praomys
Praomys degraaffi Van der Straeten & Kerbis Peterhans, 1999
Also calledDe-Graaf-Weichhaarratte (deu) · Praomys de De Graaff (fra) · Rat à Pelage Doux de De Graaff (fra) · Souris sylvestre de De Graaff (fra) · pramyszówka górska (pol) · グラーフヤワゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: S. Afr. J. Zool. vol.34 p.81
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: A distinct and one of the more easily identified species in the P. jacksoni complex; distinguished from P. jacksoni by a suite of chromosomal traits (2 n = 26, FN = 24), fur coloration, morphometric data, and number of teats. Where the altitudinal ranges of P. degraaffi and P. jacksoni narrowly overlap, the former is usually found at higher elevations.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded only from moist montane forest covering the Albertine Rift Mtns in Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda (Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans, 1999, who also indicated the species to be " restricted " to high forested elevations in the Albertine Rift).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. De Graaff’s Soft-furred Mouse is nocturnal and terrestrial.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane bamboo forests and open or closed primary and secondary forests, dominated by trees such as Hagenia (Rosaceae), Myrianthus (Urticaceae), and Entandrophragma (Meliaceae), at elevations above 1800 m.
Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264876.