Mus lepidoides
(Fry, 1931)
Little Burmese Field 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 | : Mus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Fry, T.B. 1931-03-02. Proposed classification of the smaller Indian field (or jungle) mice. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 34(4):916-921.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48294260Original name as described
Leggada lepidoides
Other common names
Little Burma Field Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.19.203
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
Mont Popa, Burma (= Myanmar).
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Myanmar
Taxonomy notes
split from M. booduga
Taxonomy notes citation
Shimada, T., Aplin, K. P., & Suzuki, H. (2010). Mus lepidoides (Muridae, Rodentia) of central Burma is a distinct species of potentially great evolutionary and biogeographic significance. Zoological Science, 27(5), 449-459.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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