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Nannomys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Muridae

Genus
  
Mus

Order
  
Rodent

Class
  
Mammalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Subgenus

Nannomys

Similar
  
Mus, Rodent, Matthey's mouse, Desert pygmy mouse

Nannomys is a subgenus of the rodent genus Mus, the mice. They are known as the African pygmy mice. These species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they can be found in many types of habitat. There are 19 species.

Species include:

  • Baoule's mouse, Mus baoulei (Ivory Coast to Guinea)
  • Toad mouse, Mus bufo (Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and neighboring parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Callewaert's mouse, Mus callewaerti (Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Gounda mouse, Mus goundae (Central African Republic)
  • Hausa mouse, Mus haussa (Senegal to northern Nigeria)
  • Desert pygmy mouse, Mus indutus (Southern Angola to western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa)
  • Mahomet mouse, Mus mahomet (Ethiopia, southwestern Uganda and southwestern Kenya)
  • Matthey's mouse, Mus mattheyi (Ghana)
  • African pygmy mouse, Mus minutoides (Zimbabwe, Southern Mozambique, South Africa)
  • Temminck's mouse, Mus musculoides (Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the range of Mus minutoides)
  • Neave's mouse, Mus neavei (Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to northeastern South Africa)
  • Free State pygmy mouse, Mus orangiae (South Africa)
  • Oubangui mouse, Mus oubanguii (Central African Republic)
  • Peters's mouse, Mus setulosus (Senegal to Ethiopia and western Kenya)
  • Setzer's pygmy mouse, Mus setzeri (Northeastern Namibia, Botswana, and western Zambia)
  • Thomas's pygmy mouse, Mus sorella (Eastern Cameroon to western Tanzania)
  • Delicate mouse, Mus tenellus (Sudan to southern Somalia and central Tanzania)
  • Gray-bellied pygmy mouse, Mus triton (Southern Ethiopia to central Angola and Malawi)
  • References

    Nannomys Wikipedia