Mus macedonicus
B. Petrov & Ružić, 1983
Macedonian 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
Authority citation
Petrov, B. and Ružić, A. 1983. Preliminary report on the taxonomic status of the members of the genus Mus in Yugoslavia with description of a new subspecies (_Mus hortulanus macedonicus_ ssp. n., Rodentia, Mamm.). Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on the Serbian Fauna, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade:175-178.
Original name as described
Mus hortulanus macedonicus
Other common names
Balkan Short-tailed Mouse
Type locality
near Valandovo, Macedonia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Albania · Kosovo · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Greece · Turkey · Armenia · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Iran · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Iraq?
Taxonomy notes
the older name camini, which was described based on fossil material, likely represents this species; if this is proven, then camini would have priority over macedonicus and would become the proper name for the species
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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