Biology:Pygmy rock mouse
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Pygmy rock mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Petromyscus |
| Species: | P. collinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Petromyscus collinus (Thomas & Hinton, 1925)
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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.
References
- 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. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=.
Wikidata ☰ Q1762196 entry
