Desert pygmy mouse
| Desert pygmy mouse | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. indutus
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| Mus indutus (Thomas,1910)
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Thedesert pygmy mouse(Mus indutus) is a species ofrodentin the familyMuridae. It is found inAngola,Botswana,Namibia,South Africa,Zambia,andZimbabwe. Its naturalhabitatsare drysavannaand subtropical or tropical high-altitudegrassland.
Behaviour
[edit]The desert pygmy mouse is territorial, but it can be found singularly, in pairs or in groups. It is nocturnal. Its diet consists of grass and other seeds, as well as insects.
For Desert pygmy mice in captivity some cases ofcannibalismwere observed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Monadjem, A. (2008)."Mus indutus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2008:e.T13964A4372546.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13964A4372546.en.
- ^Kingdon, Jonathan (Hrsg.):. Band IV. A & C Black, 2013, p. 481–482
- Namibian Tourist Guide: Animals
- Captive African Pygmy Mouse Diet
- Musser, G. G.;Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea".InWilson, 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.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
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