Mus indutus
(O. Thomas, 1910)
Desert Pygmy Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Murini |
| Genus | : Mus |
| Subgenus | : Nannomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1910-01-01. New African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(25):83-92.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094508Original name as described
Leggada bella induta
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.85
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6baa2ea5-ff8c-4227-8dca-aa59c6b4fd21Type locality
"Molopo [River], W. of Morokwen, Northern [British] Bechuanaland [= Northern Cape Province]," South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Botswana · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Zambia · Angola · Namibia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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