Praomys minor Hatt 1934

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1448

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scientific name	Praomys minor Hatt 1934
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Treatment

Praomys minor Hatt 1934 , Am. Mus . Novit., 708: 11.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Equateur, Lukolela.

Vernacular Names: Least Praomys.

Distribution: Recorded only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Still only known by the three specimens in Hatt’s sample. Originally described as a subspecies of P. jacksoni ( Hatt, 1934 b) , and then treated as a subspecies of P. tullbergi (F. Petter, 1975 c) , minor is a distinct species in the P. jacksoni complex ( Van der Straeten and Dieterlen, 1987; Van der Straeten and Dudu, 1990; Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans, 1999).