Phillips's mouse

Phillips's mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Subgenus: Pyromys
Species: M. phillipsi
Binomial name
Mus phillipsi
Wroughton, 1912

Phillips's mouse (Mus phillipsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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