Gray-bellied pygmy mouse

The gray-bellied pygmy mouse (Mus triton) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land.

Gray-bellied pygmy mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Species:
M. triton
Binomial name
Mus triton
(Thomas, 1909)

References

  1. Dieterlen, F.; Agwanda, B. (2008). "Mus triton". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13988A4379335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13988A4379335.en.


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