Pygmy rock mouse
| Pygmy rock mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Petromyscus |
| Species: | P. collinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petromyscus collinus | |
The pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Its fur yellow grey or yellow brown in color, while the lower parts of the body are white. It has long facial whiskers and a pinkish tail. Total length is about 19 cm and its mass is 20g.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Chris, Stuart; Stuart, Tilde (2007). Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa (4th, revised ed.). South Africa: Struik Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 978 1 77007 404 0.
- Coetzee, N. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Petromyscus collinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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