Myomyscus
| Myomyscus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942 |
| Species | |
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Myomyscus angolensis | |
Myomyscus is a genus of rodent endemic to Africa. Species in this genus are often placed in the genus Myomys Thomas, 1915, but the type specimen for Myomys is a Mastomys. Other species that had been previously assigned to Myomys are now considered to belong to the genera Praomys and Stenocephalemys.
Species
- Genus Myomyscus
- Angolan multimammate mouse, Myomyscus angolensis Bocage, 1890
- Brockman's rock mouse, Myomyscus brockmani Thomas, 1908
- Verreaux's mouse, Myomyscus verreauxii Smith, 1834
- Yemeni mouse, Myomyscus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953
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.
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