Pyromys
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2025) |
| Pyromys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Subgenus: | Pyromys |
Pyromys is a subgenus of Mus.[1] Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Species
[edit]- Ceylon spiny mouse, Mus fernandoni (Sri Lanka)
- 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.
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