Biology:Yemeni mouse
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Yemeni mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Myomyscus |
| Species: | M. yemeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Myomyscus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953
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| Synonyms | |
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Myomys fumatus yemeni Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953[2] | |
The Yemeni mouse (Myomyscus yemeni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[3] It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[3]
It was initially described as a subspecies of Myomys fumatus in its 1953 description by Colin Campbell Sanborn and Harry Hoogstraal.[2]
Some parasites found on this species include the mite Laelaps nuttalli.[4] and the flea Xenopsylla cheopis.[2]
References
- ↑ Stuart, S.N. (2008). "Myomyscus yemeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14096A4389688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14096A4389688.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14096/4389688.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sanborn, Colin Campbell; Hoogstraal, Harry (1953). "Some mammals of Yemen and their ectoparasites". Fieldiana: Zoology 34 (23): 241–242. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771756.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. p. 1415. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001592.
- ↑ Radford, Charles D. (1954). "Some Mites of Yemen: Collected by the Medical Mission of the United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3". Fieldiana: Zoology 34 (28): 309. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2776853.
Further reading
- Lecompte, Émilie; Granjon, Laurent; Peterhans, Julian Kerbis; Denys, Christiane (2002). "Cytochrome b-based phylogeny of the Praomys group (Rodentia, Murinae): a new African radiation?". Comptes Rendus Biologies 325 (7): 827–840. doi:10.1016/S1631-0691(02)01488-9. PMID 12360851. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11096710.
- Bryja, Josef; Mikula, Ondřej; Šumbera, Radim; Meheretu, Yonas; Aghová, Tatiana; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A; Mazoch, Vladimír; Oguge, Nicholas et al. (2014). "Pan-African phylogeny of Mus (subgenus Nannomys) reveals one of the most successful mammal radiations in Africa". BMC Evolutionary Biology 14 (1): 12. doi:10.1186/s12862-014-0256-2. PMID 25496476.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769764 entry
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