Authority citation: Verheyen, W.N. and van der Straeten, E. 1977-09-30. Description of Malacomys verschureni, a new murid-species from central Africa. Revue de zoologie africaine 91(3):737-744.
Original name as described: Malacomys verschureni
Nominal names: verschureni (W. N. Verheyen & van der Straeten, 1977)
Other common names: Verschuren's Soft-furred Mouse|Verschuren's Praomys|Verschuren's Swamp Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Praomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: RMCA 1982.011-M-0001
Type locality: Mamiki, Orientale Province, DR Congo.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: moved from Praomys to the recently described Congomys
Citation: Nicolas, V., Mikula, O., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Šumbera, R., Bartáková, V., Bryjová, A., ... & Bryja, J. (2021). Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: aMurinae) rodents: first fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107263.
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