Micromys pygmaeus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1872)
Pygmy Harvest Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Micromyini |
| Genus | : Micromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Milne-Edwards, A. 1872. [Livraisons 10-15]. Pp. 231–304 in Milne-Edwards, A. 1872-1874. Mémoire sur la Faune mammalogique du Tibet oriental, et principalement de la principauté de Moupin. Pp. 231–386 in Milne-Edwards, H. and Milne-Edwards, A. 1868-1874. Recherches pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des mammifères. Tome premier – Texte. G. Masson, Paris, 394 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524367Original name as described
Mus pygmæus
Type locality
Moupin (Baoxing), Sichuan China.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Palearctic
Country distribution
China · India · Myanmar
Taxonomy notes
split from M. erythrotis; the included synonyms are tentative and further investigation is needed to confirm whether they represent M. erythrotis or M. minutus
Taxonomy notes citation
Chen, Z., Pei, X., Song, J., Song, W., Shi, Z., Onditi, K. O., ... & Jiang, X. (2023). Systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Micromys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Biology, 1-15.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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