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Pyromys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Rank
  
Subgenus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Muridae

Lower classifications
  
Flat-haired mouse, Ceylon spiny mouse, Phillips's mouse

Pyromys is a subgenus of Mus. Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.

Species

  • 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

    Pyromys Wikipedia
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