Dalton's mouse
Species of rodent
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Dalton's mouse or Dalton's praomys (Praomys daltoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rocky areas, and urban areas.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Praomys |
| Species: | P. daltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Praomys daltoni (Thomas, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myomys daltoni (Thomas, 1892) | |
