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Woosnam's broad-headed mouse

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Woosnam's broad-headed mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Zelotomys
Species:
Z. woosnami
Binomial name
Zelotomys woosnami
(Schwann, 1906)

Woosnam's broad-headed mouse or Woosnam's zelotomys (Zelotomys woosnami) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

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  • Coetzee, N. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Zelotomys woosnami. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  • Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1520. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.