Barbour's rock mouse
Species of rodent
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Barbour's rock mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Petromyscus |
| Species: | P. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Petromyscus barbouri Shortridge & Carter, 1938 | |
