Thomas's Pygmy Mouse

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Thomas's Pygmy Mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Mus Species: M. sorella
Binomial name
Mus sorella (Thomas, 1909)

The Thomas's Pygmy Mouse (Mus sorella) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and dry savanna.

[edit] References

• Granjon, L. & Van der Straeten, E. 2004. Mus sorella. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• 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.