Petromyscus
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Petromyscus Fossil range: Pliocene - Recent |
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Petromyscus barbouri |
Petromyscus is a genus of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It contains the following species:
- Barbour's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus barbouri)
- Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus collinus)
- Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus monticularis)
- Shortridge's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.