Lukolela Swamp Rat

Lukolela Swamp Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Praomys
Species:	P. lukolelae
Binomial name
Praomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934)
Synonyms
Malacomys lukolelae (Hatt, 1934)

The Lukolela Swamp Rat (Praomys lukolelae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
• Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Praomys lukolelae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.