Skin Key

Rodentia

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Rodentia

Option B
A. The snout is short.
B. The bottom of the foot is light.
C. There is a fine tuft of hairs at the tip of the tail (look closely!).
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Praomys

There are 3 species known from Tanzania: Praomys jacksoni, Praomys melanotus and Praomys taitae. This mouse is a common resident of montane forests. It is commonly confused with Hylomyscus, but has dark colored soles of the hindfeet, no small tuft of hairs on the tip of the tail (which Hylomyscus does) and a longer snout.