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| Mus (Pyromys) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Subgenus: | Pyromys Thomas, 1911 |
| Species | |
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Six species | |
Pyromys is a subgenus of Mus.[1] Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Species
[edit]There are currently six species that have been discovered. They are listed below:
- Ceylon spiny mouse, Mus fernandoni (Sri Lanka)
- Dumbara valley spiny mouse, Mus dumbara (Dumbara mountain range, Sri Lanka)[2]
- Phillips's mouse, Mus phillipsi (Southwestern India)
- Flat-haired mouse, Mus platythrix (India)
- Rock-loving mouse, Mus saxicola (Southern Pakistan, southern Nepal, and India)
- Shortridge's mouse, Mus shortridgei (Myanmar to southwestern Cambodia and northwestern Vietnam)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pyromys". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ Boyagoda, Suyama H.; Meegaskumbura, Madhava; Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum (2026-05-26). "Mus (Pyromys) dumbara, a new endemic species of spiny mouse (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) from Sri Lanka". ZooKeys (1280): 265–285. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1280.163907. ISSN 1313-2970.
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